Alpaca Feeding Chart by Weight

Maintenance amounts at 1.8% of body weight as dry matter. Click a weight for every life stage.

WeightHay / dayHay incl. wasteWater / dayBales / year
60 lb (27 kg)1.2 lb1.3 lb1.4–1.9 L9
70 lb (32 kg)1.4 lb1.6 lb1.6–2.2 L11
80 lb (36 kg)1.6 lb1.8 lb1.8–2.5 L12
90 lb (41 kg)1.8 lb2.0 lb2.0–2.9 L14
100 lb (45 kg)2.0 lb2.2 lb2.3–3.2 L15
110 lb (50 kg)2.2 lb2.5 lb2.5–3.5 L17
120 lb (54 kg)2.4 lb2.7 lb2.7–3.8 L18
130 lb (59 kg)2.6 lb2.9 lb2.9–4.1 L19
140 lb (64 kg)2.8 lb3.1 lb3.2–4.4 L21
150 lb (68 kg)3.0 lb3.4 lb3.4–4.8 L22
160 lb (73 kg)3.2 lb3.6 lb3.6–5.1 L24
170 lb (77 kg)3.4 lb3.8 lb3.9–5.4 L25
180 lb (82 kg)3.6 lb4.0 lb4.1–5.7 L27
190 lb (86 kg)3.8 lb4.3 lb4.3–6.0 L28
200 lb (91 kg)4.0 lb4.5 lb4.5–6.4 L30
210 lb (95 kg)4.2 lb4.7 lb4.8–6.7 L31
220 lb (100 kg)4.4 lb4.9 lb5.0–7.0 L33

Prefer an exact figure? Try the feeding & water calculator or the winter hay calculator.