Body Condition Score Record
Record condition scores consistently over a year, so changes are visible at the points in the cycle where they matter.
LK-09 1 page
Livestock and smallholding · LK-44
Alpaca and Llama Care Record
A free printable camelid care record — weights, condition, toenails, teeth, treatments and shearing dates, animal by animal.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Record weights and condition regularly, because a fleece hides both loss and gain until it is serious.
Who it is for
Alpaca and llama keepers, from a pair in a paddock to a breeding herd.
How to use it
- Weigh rather than eyeball. The fleece makes eyeballing useless.
- Score condition by hand, over the backbone, and say which scale you use.
- Record toenails and teeth; both are easy to leave far too long.
- Keep shearing dates on the same sheet as the weights.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: The routine jobs on a camelid year — shearing, toenails, teeth, worming and weights — with the dates recorded.
Weigh them — the fleece hides everything else. Camelids hide illness and carry it under a lot of fleece, which is why weighing matters more here than in most species. No intervals, doses or target weights are printed; your vet and your own records are the source.
Write-on lines: Holding · Herd · Year · Vet practice
Table, 13 rows: Animal · Date · Weight · Condition, your scale · Toenails · Teeth · Treatment given · Shorn · Notes
Questions
What should an alpaca weigh?
No target is printed. It varies by size, age and type, and the useful signal is the trend in your own animal rather than a number from a website.
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