I used a rub that I created myself for the turkeys but put nothing on the chickens. The butts have a self created rub also after an overnight with brine in the fridge. I injected the breasts of the turkeys with chicken broth with melted butter in it so that when the butter hit the cold breast it harded back up and helped to hold the broth in the breast instead of leaking right back out. Smoked the butts with combination of hickory and cherry. Smoked the birds with blend of maple and cherry. No brine for the turkeys since they were not fresh but frozen in brine.