WELCOME TO ALPACA CLAN ACRES, USA, home
to Northern Colorado’s Alpacas. We are breeding the greatest livestock on earth
- ALPACAS!
LET US INTRODUCE ourselves; we are Terry and Dena Holtz. Terry has worked as an automotive mechanic
for about 20 years and I (Dena) have been in management of some sort for 15 years. I for one am
ready
to RETIRE from working outside of my home. Which led me to alpacas?
IN THE SUMMER of 2005, I
discovered alpacas through the Internet. I researched these animals for months.
Late
winter of 2006, My husband and I started visiting farms. By February of 2006,
I was ready for our own alpacas but I still had to convince my husband of it. After long
thought and much planning on how I was going to convince him with this new venture, I resorted to plan A. To my amazement, my husband agreed with me and there went plan B out the window! His comment was, "I'd rather see my investment growing in my backyard, where I can have control over it,
rather than, to have strangers who do not care about me, controlling my money, in such a way where I cannot
see, touch or feel it." Therefore, we bought our foundation herd, two males, and two females that came with
two crias and were pregnant. We brought then to a boarding place and started
planning on selling our home and getting our own little ranch.
IN THE SUMMER of 2007, we moved from a suburban location to a rural area in Larimer County, in the small town
of Wellington, CO. onto a beautiful 10-acre property. We
have one Suri but Huacaya’s are the focus of our breeding program.
IT IS NOW fall of 2008 and it has been a very interesting two and a half years. We have
been working very hard to make our alpaca ranch prosper and grow. In the
two and a half years, we have had these wonderful creatures, we have not regretted one moment. We
are convinced that this is a viable way to make a living. We have set our standards high and
with the knowledge we have gained, thus far, have come nothing short of the goals that we have chosen for our breeding
program.
OUR RANCH CONSIST of about 10 acres of flat land pastures. We rotate our
alpacas from one pasture to another during the warmer months, which helps to keep the alpacas healthy and happy.
WE BREED FOR true Huacaya phenotype and offer them at reasonable prices to
this industry we love. Our breeding program is mainly based on whites, but we started
breeding for colors such as fawns, browns, blacks, and grays. We believe the quality of the fiber is more
important than the color, so we are concentrating on breeding denser fiber in our alpacas each year, while
maintaining a standard amount of softness.
WE ARE A small ranch and
take pride in knowing that we "go that extra mile" for our clients. We supply superb customer service for all our
clients, before, during, and after a sale. We are concerned about you, because without you there is no us. In
addition, we want our alpacas to be in good, loving homes. We have enough experience to guide you in making the right decision
for your alpaca life style.
WE WELCOME YOU to come out, and take a stroll through our pastures and
visit with our friendly alpacas. We have one beautiful Suri and the rest are Huacayas.
THE LAST QUARTER
of 2008 is here. It is the BEST time to purchase alpacas. You get to do all the tax deductions for newly purchased
alpacas as if you have had them all year instead of just weeks.
CALL US AND come out for a visit. You might just decide you do not want to go home - without two or three
of your own!
INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE NOW!
