Combine carrot, celery, onion, garlic and lemon in slow cooker. Top with chicken, sprinkle all over with salt and dried thyme. Add bay leaf. Cover with water and cook on low for 8 hours.
Carefully remove chicken from slow cooker (it will be very soft, and may fall apart), reserve. Discard lemon, garlic and bay leaf.
Add noodles, cover and cook on high for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, shred chicken, discard all skin and carefully pick through for bones. Add chicken back to slow cooker and sprinkle with parsley to serve.
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