What's a henway?

I picked up two 5 pounders the other day and thought those to be large. Beside them were a few 8 and 9 pounders. 9 pound chickens!

GLH, that's the size of a turkey! Mutant chickens, what next. I guess I will risk it and get a couple of what look to me like big old tough chickens. Maybe they are just big, and not old and tough.
Donna

Lots of chicken processing going on round here. They feed them babies steroids and growth hormones and no tellin what else and for ya know it, they are ready for the truck!

donna: you aint crazy. "normal" chickens are indeed about 3-4 lbs.. thenm purdue oven stuffers go about 6-7. you're supermarket guy is a goofball!!

donna: you aint crazy. "normal" chickens are indeed about 3-4 lbs.. thenm purdue oven stuffers go about 6-7. you're supermarket guy is a goofball!!

Tried my first chicken yesterday. About a 4 to 4 1/2 lb. bird. That was the smallest I could find. Unless I went for a cornish game hine. Brined it for 10 hours then let it sit in the frig for 12 hours. Figured it would take about 3 to 4 hours to smoke-cook. One hour per pound at 225 degrees. Took better than 5 hours. I think a meat thermometor is a must. One of those digitals. One with a cable to go down through the vent hole so you don't have to open the door but can see the temperature. Next time I will be prepared

PS
The chicken came out GREAT.
I love my smoker!!!

Chickens do seem supersized lately. Yesterday I smoked two chicken breast halves, both over 1 lb each. Almost 2 servings per half. Seems like a few years ago, one half was not anywhere near enough for one serving.

On the other hand, Saturday I had some excellent fried chicken at the Greyhound Tavern, Fort Mitchell, KY. Ate almost all of a half chicken along with half an order of delicious cheese stix. Anyhow, littler frying chickens must still be available, maybe just hard to find in grocery stores. 4 to 5 lb is mighty big if you want to serve half chickens.