The "traditional" bird was injected with Tony Cachaeres (sp?) roasted garlic and herb and then seasoned with baking powder and a garlic butter dry rub. Its 17lbs and will be going in the oven around 8.
The spatchcock bird was seasoned with my standard poultry seasonings and heavy on herbs de provence and will be going on my grill at about 930.
At some point i will be finishing the gravy i started yesterday. Browned the necks, backbone and giblets and then pressure cooked them for an hour with roasted garlic, onion, celery and carrots in some chicken stock. Drained off the chunks and let it sit overnight to allow the fat to rise. Gonna make a roux with some Browned butter and make up the gravy.
The nontraditional dressing should be good. sweet cornbread, Italian bread and French bread cubed up and allowed to dry out. Carrots, celery, onion, roasted garlic, portabello mushrooms, and leeks chopped and cooked down in butter. Added some seasoning and cut up andouille sausage. Added eggs and mixed into the bread. Made a small ramekin of it last night and it's good. But my wife says since it's nontraditional flavors no one will eat it, screw them.