Starter or creep ration
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![Helping the kids to feed on mothers milk is important. At times its is done by phsical assistance Helping the kids to feed on mothers milk is important. At times its is done by phsical assistance](http://14.139.56.154:82/file.php/129/lesson_31/kidsmanagement.jpg)
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Along with mothers milk, green tender grasses, pasture or some legume fodders like lucerne, berseem, cowpea are fed.
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Expected body weight after 7 days is between 1-5 kg.
![After weaning, goats are reared seperately and fed with creep feed and greens After weaning, goats are reared seperately and fed with creep feed and greens](http://14.139.56.154:82/file.php/129/lesson_31/slatted_floor_billy_goat_farm.jpg)
Creep feed
1
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Maize
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60
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Groundnut oil cake
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20
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Fish meal
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10
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Wheat bran
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07
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Mineral mixture
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02
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Sodium chloride
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01
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2
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Gram Chunnies
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20
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Maize
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22
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Groundnut oil cake
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35
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Wheat bran
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20
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Mineral mixture
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2.5
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Sodium chloride
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0.5
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- During 7 days - 40th days of age 4-5 times feeding is done and from 40-60 days 3 times creep feeding is done.
![CreeP feeds are pelleted (DCP -18-22%) CreeP feeds are pelleted (DCP -18-22%)](http://14.139.56.154:82/file.php/129/lesson_31/pellet_feed.JPG)
- At the end of 60 days i.e. weaning age the body weight of young one between 3-4 times more than the birth weight i.e. ranging to about 7-10 kg.
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Last modified: Saturday, 31 March 2012, 8:31 AM