I mentioned over the weekend that Alan and I went to pick up two new baby Nigerian Dwarf goats from Pride of Texas Ranch.
Meet Callio-Pea! She's one of the little beauties we brought home! She has a very sweet face, and I was really drawn to her golden color. I decided to call her Callio-Pea for a couple different reasons. Her mother's name is Peanut, and I wanted to somehow connect her name to her mother's name. She has the littlest baby voice, and the LOUDEST "can you hear me now - I'm SERIOUS" voice, and she is very vocal.
A calliope is a musical instrument that makes sound by pushing steam through whistles, and the name in Greek means "beautiful voiced". I thought it was kind of fitting, since she's such a talker and I could rather sneakily change the spelling and add "Pea" to the end to connect her name to her mother's name.
And this is (currently, as named by the Ranch she came from) Queen Latifah! She's the other little one we chose.
What you can't see in this photo is that she has little white socks on three of her four feet. Her dancing shoes! We're considering changing her name, so stay tuned for an update. She also has a very feminine face, and absolutely LOVES affection. She sat on Alan's lap just about the entire time we visited the Ranch the day we went to meet all of the baby goats. Alan decided right away that she was one for us.
Both of these girls (and Betty too, our other little pygmy goat) have wattles on their necks. Wattles are the little soft, furry hanging "things" on some goat's necks (not all goats have them, but both males and females MAY have them) I love the waddles! They're like little pieces of jewelry they get to wear every day! We love how friendly both of these girls are as well.
The only problem I've seen with how friendly the goats are is that it makes it awfully difficult to take photos!
I have taken more photos like this than I can count! Just a split second before I took this photo (and many others just like it) she was standing still. In a matter of moments, she is too close... and often times ends up in my lap! Good thing I have the opportunity to take lots and LOTS of photos! That increases my odds of getting a good one. *grin*
I also took soooo many photos like this yesterday! Alan was tinkering around near the house while I was down at the barn. He was the most interesting thing to Callio-Pea! She'd hear him up at the house, then see him in the yard or driveway, then cry out to him as if to say "I SEE YOU! WHY AREN'T YOU PETTING ME!?"
Of course, he did eventually come down to the barn for a visit with the girls. How could he resist a sweet little faces like theirs!
Oh my gosh....how cute are they!!!!! You raise the cutest animals.
Posted by: Ellen | May 21, 2008 at 02:22 PM
Oh, FINALLY! Photos that are blurry, or mis-shots! ROTFL!!!!!!!! :)
Those two are extremely adorable. You'd also like the Boar (sp?) kids I saw today and last week. They have droopy ears and one of them has the tips up and stuck!
i love goats! i love goat cheese, too! yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Posted by: Shala | May 20, 2008 at 05:07 PM
Your new babies are so cute. I can't wait to see what you get next.
Posted by: Linda Palmer | May 20, 2008 at 04:31 PM
Oh, Anna, they are BEAUTIFUL!!! You lucky girl ~~~ all these fabulous animals to share your farm with!!
Posted by: Michelle (MilwaukeeMommy) | May 20, 2008 at 03:06 PM
These girls are adorable! We do not live on a farm...but we do live "out in the country"...We have 2 pygmy girls. We love them. I call them "Lap Goats". All the kids in the neighborhood love them too. (one of the girls is gray with black on all four legs...I thought they looked like boots, so thats what we call her: Boots!)
Previously we had 2 Nigerian Boys and 1 Pygmy Boy. Unfortunately they all died. :( One boy had awful problems with "stones" in his urethra. It would cause him so much pain. The vet said this is a common problem among males. After that we will stick with females.
Anyhooooooo, Enjoy your new babies!
Posted by: Kerry D-C | May 20, 2008 at 01:26 PM
Great pictures!!
I love those NEW babies!
They are so cute..
and have a nice new home!
"Congrats on your new addition"
Posted by: Dee | May 20, 2008 at 11:01 AM
The goats are so cute! I just love animals, but haven't been around many besides cats. Your Callio-Pea name reminds me of how I came up with a name for my calico cat. I looked up names that would mean many-colored or patterned, and saw 'harlequin'. I could picture the court jesters wearing a harlequin-patterned outfit, so that seemed fitting. But I call her Harley and if anyone asks, it is not the motorcycle or Harlequin romance novels :)
Posted by: Cheryl Robinson | May 20, 2008 at 08:57 AM
Oh my goodness, they're just so cute!! Congratulations to you and Alan on your newest farm babies!
Posted by: Cindy H. | May 20, 2008 at 06:54 AM
Oh my gosh...so sweet..we have always wanted goats! I've been showing the kids all the animal pics and we are all in awe!
When I hear calliope music , I think carnivals and merry go rounds... sweet name for a sweet "kid" :))
Posted by: Patty W | May 20, 2008 at 06:09 AM
Anna, aren't they just the sweetest things! How precious that they are so friendly and desire so much attention. And their size certainly encourages lots of 'lovies'. You guys are having just too much fun up there on the farm.
Posted by: Barb Hardeman | May 20, 2008 at 06:06 AM
You take absolutely amazing pictures. You capture the beauty perfectly every time.
Posted by: Lora | May 20, 2008 at 06:05 AM
sweet
Posted by: diana | May 20, 2008 at 05:58 AM
They are adorable! Enjoy!
Posted by: Danielle | May 20, 2008 at 05:47 AM
Congratulations Anna and Alan!!! These are the sweetest little creatures! Their little faces are precious! I hope they get along all right with Betty! She has some playmates now!!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | May 20, 2008 at 03:20 AM
I don't think I've ever seen a sweeter animal face that that on Callio-pea! What a darling. Please give us a photo with Alan or something else where we can clearly see her relative size. How tall are these pygmy goats? How long? How heavy? Would love to see a photo of one of them sitting in someone's lap. It boggles the mind. TFS
Posted by: Judie C. | May 20, 2008 at 02:04 AM
Oh, Callio-Pea is just beautiful! What gorgeous color! And QL is adorable too...what fun! I am so envious! We really need to get some more critters, but just haven't...I'm going to show these girls to my hubby!
Thanks for sharing the great pics, and now I'm waiting for another baby calf! :D
Posted by: diane mcvey | May 19, 2008 at 09:15 PM
Oh Anna.... they are soooo cute! I want one! or TEN! One of hubby's customers gave me a gift today of a handmade wool wall hanging she made. It is a sheep. She is trying to convince hubby and I to get some sheep so she can purchase the wool from us. But I so love the look of these goats.... They look so fun! Hubby says no hurry we aren't ready for them yet, but I am!
Posted by: Michelle Oatman | May 19, 2008 at 08:36 PM
Awwwwww....they are SO precious!!! Lucky you to get to enjoy the farm life with new babies and beautiful creatures!! I can't wait to settle down and hopefully have some land and animals- in 15 years or so, humph!!! Thanks for sharing the pics!!!
Posted by: Marie - mariemc | May 19, 2008 at 08:25 PM