I had my 'turkey' in October, but will still answer. Local retailers were profiteering hard on Turkey, so I got a large chicken for like 1/3 of the price per p

I had my 'turkey' in October, but will still answer. Local retailers were profiteering hard on Turkey, so I got a large chicken for like 1/3 of the price per pound. And no, not dry. It is common though because most people aren't roasting turkeys that often, are afraid of poisoning their guests so they err on the side of caution. Also some people are just bad cooks but people are nice on Thanksgiving and will never actually tell them.