On May 12, 8:26�pm, wrote:
> On May 12, 10:25�pm, meeleend > wrote:
>
> > Chicken soup is a popular way to use chicken. The type of chicken used
> > to make soup makes a difference in how it will come out. If you are
> > buying the chicken specifically for soup, choose a kosher pullet (which
> > is a young female chicken that is old enough to lay eggs). Kosher
> > pullets are raised in a free-range environment and eat natural
> > vegetation and insects. If a kosher pullet is not available, select a
> > soup chicken, which are usually older, female birds. The meat might be
> > tougher than a younger chicken, but it has more flavor. Cook the
> > chicken whole first before cutting it into pieces. This process will
> > take longer to cook, but the chicken will release more flavor into the
> > soup.
>
> > --
> > meeleend
>
> This information is interesting but I live in Australia and have never
> seen a kosher pullet or the gender of chickens shown on the
> packaging. �Do you have any suggestions for the best type of chicken
> to use in Australia?

Same as anywhere else on the planet... a stewing hen... typically an
old hen that has stopped laying, ie. cyberfowl.