Old Fashioned Chicken Soup from Scratch

Name: Old Fashioned Chicken Soup from Scratch
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 6 lb whole chicken (I used 2 small chickens about 3lbs each); 2 cups onions, chopped; 4 cups celery, chopped (This is about 1 bunch of celery); 6 cloves of garlic, minced; 4 cups of carrots, chopped into coins; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp pepper; 1 1/2 tsp dried parsley flakes; Water, as needed; Additional salt and pepper, to taste