Just got my weekly Big Y market flyer via email, up here in New England. They have whole chickens at 99¢/lb. I am going to get 2 or 3 of those, 1 for making soup, 1 to roast & 1 for the freezer. Through the 28th. House brand birds w/member card.

I've been freezing chicken carcasses & bones to make stock.

I put some favorite veggies (celery, carrots, no onions, which are evil) in my stock pot with the bones along with peppercorns, kosher or sea salt & simmer all day. Any extra stock goes into generic ziploc bags from the $ store. I lay those flat to freeze. I will take chicken from a roasted bird & put that in the slow cooker with stock, spices, herbs & veggies. I like to use barley, wild rice, sweet potato &/or regular potato. Carrots, of course, which are also on sale. Some soup gets frozen. I may trade some with my housemates, & also take cash!

Edit: I got 4 birds. 3 are for me, & a housemate is buying the 4th from me. I will make chicken stock, then soup, in upcoming days. 1 chicken is in the freezer.