fireman bob's dutch oven chicken and fennel my way

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 pounds roasting chicken – whole
• 1 large yellow onion – cut in quarters
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil - divided
• 2 large fennel bulbs – sliced into 8 pieces
• - fennel fronds - chopped
• 3 cloves garlic - chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
• 6 slices thick bacon
• 1 teaspoon course sea salt or to taste
• 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes – crushed
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 4 - beef bouillon, cubes