In reply to Brian.

Haven't a clue. The only scale in town is at the health center, for weighing people. The thought of weighing the bird never even crossed my mind! hah. But I can tell you, with two birds it was enough to feed about twenty people. Of course, we're talking Guatemala-style portions. And it was a chickeny soup with rice in it as well. Everyone seemed satisfied with how it went down, and the meat was surprisingly tender... not as tender as factory pullets from the US, but more so than other chicken we've had here. And I hear that if you wait until they are full-on King Roosters, they get so tough they are nearly inedible. Last month, I read about a Hawaiian recipe for cooking King Roosters: put the rooster in a pot with a lava rock, and boil. When the rock is soft, you are halfway done cooking the rooster.