Where is the Thursday Night Market in Mae Rim. I heard I might be able to buy some chicks there. I'm looking for black chickens, "gai ban" or any that would be good for eating once they grow up. Actually any recommendations for where to buy some would be great as my usual chicken store will only take an order for 100 or more and I just want to have some for the family dinner table.

Edited June 18, 201313 yr by junglechef

Are you sure the black ones are good for eating? My father kept some of these, (Australorps) and my mother thought they were only good for broiling.

Suppose to have medicinal properties. Many meats are only good to eat if prepared correctly. I've read about making soup with them. Not sure if you got incorrectly autocorrected (broiling/boiling) but either way what would one do with a broiled or boiled chicken if they weren't going to eat it?

Friday night there is a large market on the SE corner of the main road thru Mae Rim and the Road that goes to Mae Joe. Turn on the road toward Mae Joe and park, you can not miss it. It is called Talat Saam Yeek. Thursday night is the night for Mae Joe night market (on the Mae Joe to Prao road coming from MJ just before you get to the traffic light left turn road to Mae Rim). Tuesday night there is a smaller market in Mae Rim at the new Mae Rim Plaza but less likely to find live animals there.

There's a livestock market that would def have them, I remember a link on a posting a ways back but can't seem to find it right now. If I remember correctly it's in San Patong and they have a wide variety... buffalo, fowl, rabbits, pigs, etc.

Suppose to have medicinal properties. Many meats are only good to eat if prepared correctly. I've read about making soup with them. Not sure if you got incorrectly autocorrected (broiling/boiling) but either way what would one do with a broiled or boiled chicken if they weren't going to eat it?

A late response: I believe broiling is the correct word, when it refers to adding herbs 'n spices and making chicken soup. We had it often, and rarely, baked hen.

I wouldn't cook chicken, as they're so tiny! To me, chicken is the young of fowl/hen and rooster.

There's a livestock market that would def have them, I remember a link on a posting a ways back but can't seem to find it right now. If I remember correctly it's in San Patong and they have a wide variety... buffalo, fowl, rabbits, pigs, etc.

That's the 'Cow Market' on 108 South of Sanpatong, all day every Saturday, always plenty of Chicks for sale but i wouldn't know the difference between breeds.

Suppose to have medicinal properties. Many meats are only good to eat if prepared correctly. I've read about making soup with them. Not sure if you got incorrectly autocorrected (broiling/boiling) but either way what would one do with a broiled or boiled chicken if they weren't going to eat it?

A late response: I believe broiling is the correct word, when it refers to adding herbs 'n spices and making chicken soup. We had it often, and rarely, baked hen.

I wouldn't cook chicken, as they're so tiny! To me, chicken is the young of fowl/hen and rooster.

In America where I'm from broiling is cooking with direct dry heat from above. A broiler is similar to a grill only inverted and most ovens have a broiler mode where the heat is applied only from the top. But I do know some from the UK who call broiling cooking from on top of the heat source which also can be considered BBQing. Making chicken soup involves simmering the ingredients in a liquid just below boiling point so the meat does not become tough. When I cook a whole bird I refer to it as roasting. But whatever each of us call it we seem to mean the same thing so my question still stands, what would you do with a chicken soup beside eat it? Or are you suggesting that even a soup made from them does not taste good? Anyways I'll be happy to tell you what I think in around 5 mnths which is how long it takes for them to grow to the right size and at least how long it will take me to get the courage up to kill one.

Suppose to have medicinal properties. Many meats are only good to eat if prepared correctly. I've read about making soup with them. Not sure if you got incorrectly autocorrected (broiling/boiling) but either way what would one do with a broiled or boiled chicken if they weren't going to eat it?

A late response: I believe broiling is the correct word, when it refers to adding herbs 'n spices and making chicken soup. We had it often, and rarely, baked hen.

I wouldn't cook chicken, as they're so tiny! To me, chicken is the young of fowl/hen and rooster.

In America where I'm from broiling is cooking with direct dry heat from above. A broiler is similar to a grill only inverted and most ovens have a broiler mode where the heat is applied only from the top. But I do know some from the UK who call broiling cooking from on top of the heat source which also can be considered BBQing. Making chicken soup involves simmering the ingredients in a liquid just below boiling point so the meat does not become tough. When I cook a whole bird I refer to it as roasting. But whatever each of us call it we seem to mean the same thing so my question still stands, what would you do with a chicken soup beside eat it? Or are you suggesting that even a soup made from them does not taste good? Anyways I'll be happy to tell you what I think in around 5 mnths which is how long it takes for them to grow to the right size and at least how long it will take me to get the courage up to kill one.

It's the familiar story of 'divided by two languages' To me, and I'm from Australia, an older hen is used for boiling or broiling. They're BBQd or even roasted when they're younger.

When one is roasted, it's covered in herbs and cooked in a pan with some oil, and later some potatoes to bake. All done in an oven with all-round heat, be it gas or electric or even wood fired..

To answer your question, I'd imagine that chicken soup is just that. The water the fowl is cooked in, along with spices, and of course, the meat which would be cut up - viola - Chicken soup.