The chickens are available year round as whole fryers, whole roasters, and cut-up fryers. Pollo Real offers french and american birds, whole, boneless skinless, boneless skin on, split bone-in breast, farm bred heritage turkeys, whole, cut up parts along with green chili – garlic turkey sausages and sixty hour chicken and turkey broths.

Tom is a 6th generation farmer that has grown, produced and direct marketed organic and sustainable food for over 50 years. Pollo Real was re-located 25 years ago along camino real by the Rio Grande in Socorro, N.M. Pollo Real is a true pastured poultry operation and is the first certified organic poultry operation in the U.S., marketing to farmers markets and direct to customer through a buyers club. Tom raises crops along with many different kinds of poultry including American and French meat chicken, Heritage turkeys, and birds for eggs. Tom has been the largest producer of pastured poultry in the U.S. and has presented at many farm conferences and consulted in the U.S. and attended the first and second Slow Foods Tierra Madre in Turin, Italy. Tom was a founding member of APPPA (American Pastured Poultry Producers Association) along with Joel Salatin, and the past president.

Tom is available and willing to do consulting work and speak at conferences related to the areas of raising and selling pastured poultry.

Tom has shared his experiences with Universities, the U.S Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Extension Service, National & Local Farm Conferences, and consults for numerous farmers & other organizations. Pollo Real’s knowledge include: breeding flocks of line bred meat chickens; heritage turkey’s and ducks; incubating and hatching; brooding and field production; portable shelters; organic grain operation and sprouting grains; processing, composting, packaging, distributing and marketing. Consulting is available in all these areas. Contact us regarding services offered, availability and fees.