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I would say the whole bird would have a cook time of 6 hours. I think I would check IT at 3 hours to determine how long it will cook.
Are you going to leave the bird whole or spatch-cock. I have become a fan of spatch-cocking poultry to cut down on cook times, but they seem to come out juicier.