Short answer
Crias gain roughly 0.25-0.5 lb (100-225 g) per day for the first months and reach about 60% of adult weight by one year.
Weigh crias daily for the first two weeks, then weekly. A cria that loses weight after day 3 or stops gaining needs attention.
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