It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a....a...a...Turducken?

Last Saturday we had our family Christmas get-together. It was a great time with around 50 people at my parents house. This year my contribution was a Turducken. It was the first time I'd ever attempted to make this concoction of poultry. The basic recipe (if there is "basic" for this thing) goes something like this:

1 - 18 lb. Deboned Turkey (all bones removed except legs and wings)
1 - 6 lb. Deboned Duck
1 - 5 lb. Deboned Chicken
3 lbs. Roasted Garlic Stuffing (store bought)
3 lbs. Andouille Sausage Stuffing (homemade)
Several feet of butcher twine
Much patience and an extra pair of hands

This picture shows the birds in layers... On the bottom/outside is the turkey, then a layer of stuffing/sausage, the duck, more sausage and stuffing, then the chicken, then the remainder of the stuffing and sausage.
Tying it up...notice the giant "needle" in the bottom right of the picture. It was almost like doing surgery. Be glad there are no pictures of the deboning process.
Here are the extra pair of hands I mentioned before...thanks mom.
She's never afraid to get her hands dirty.
Almost ready for the oven...
Here we have the fully prepped mutated bird which strangely
resembles an over-inflated football.
Basting with Garlic/Paprika Butter
Finished...after 3 hours of prep time and 10 hours of cooking. I got up at 2am to put it in the oven so it would be ready by 1pm (it took an hour of resting time).
The conclusion: Who knew that a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey with loads of stuffing would be that good? It sliced up easily (with no bones). In each slice you would have gotten a little turkey, a little duck, a little chicken, and a little stuffing. It was a fun process. It would have been much harder had I not had the tools and the space to prep at work. The process was long but worth it. However, it will be a while before we try this again. If you'd like to try it....well, have fun!