It’s been a while since I blogged about Ishtar’s Ark’s latest newcomer Allis yar’Amadeus, but rest assured she is not forgotten! It took a while before she seemed to gain any strength, but then all of sudden one morning she was up hopping on her father’s favourite rock; and that’s when we knew it was time to give the big girl a collar of her own!
Magagi has been in love with Allis ever since she was born, and was an eager volunteer when we set out to enhance her beautiful black coat with nothing else than a PINK collar!
Lol! It looks even better on than I imagined!
Isn’t she just one cool little goat kid?
See! I’m going “aw…” already!
Here’s another cute pair: owner and breeder and loving caretaker Anette with her first goat kid!
I don’t know who’s the sweetest on the picture above but they sure work well together!
Of course, Allis’ mother Esmeralda wasn’t leaving her baby unattended!
…so Anette got to cuddle both of them!
Esmeralda and little Allis, just two weeks old
Allis back in Anette’s arms again
And in order not to offend anyone, I took a picture of our borrowed goat Ilona, who will be staying for as long as Esmeralda seems to want some “adult” company (which she does every time she’s on her way to steal some horse food…).
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackAwww, such a sweet little kid! The pink is perfect against her coal black fur, too.
I’m surprised at how slim the adults goats are. I think my goats are too spoiled. They are FAT! lol!
They even waddle when they walk. You should see.
I enjoyed these wonderful photos today.
~Lisa
New Mexico, USA
Esther….not only are the goat photos great, you got some beautiful shots of Annette. Are all of these animals right near your house?
Lori
Vilket URGULLIG get!!!
@LO Ranch: You’d be surprised at how all creatures – both animals and humans – are slim in Niger, because it’s due to the climate. It’s next to impossible to gain weight here. The Nigerien animals tend to be very “light” and have long legs which will enable them to walk the long distances needed for food. The closer to the equator you get, the shorter the legs of animals such as dogs and goats. When we drove to Benin last, I was fascinated at how the animals shrank in size, until they all looked like Welsh Corgis…
@Lori: Yes, aren’t they beautiful!! Yes, all our animals are right by our house. Our garden is actually quite small so there is just room enough for the horses in the front and the goats in the back. I’ll see if I can’t make a post about it soon…
Sooo cute – beautiful photos – you all look so happy..! Thanks for sharing..:)
Åh, detta är ju så gulligt att jag smäller av!! En kitch-killing mitt ute i afrikas öken! Kan bara gissa att detta lilla modetroll drar många blickar till sig i Zinder. Befolkningen måtte ju inte tro att ni är kloka!! Ska jag kanske sy en regnkappa till geten inför nästa regnsäsong?
Kramis!!
Everyone – people and animals – at Ishtar’s Ark are so good looking! Now you’ve started something in my house – My daughter saw the photos of that adorable goat and she’s insisting that we have to have one!
Little Allis looks spectacular in that hot pink collar! Beautiful little goat.
It looks like they’re well taken care of, their furs are so shiny! They’re so cute, they’re just like dogs, but with horns!
What do they eat anyway?
@India: Glad you enjoyed them!
@Karin: LOL! Yes, please make Allis a matching pink rain coat, that would be soooooo sweet!!! She’ll be quite bit by the coming rainy season (as she is drinking ALL of her mother’s milk and leaving nothing for us and Sheba…) and maybe even pregnant, so an expandable version would be great!
@Victoria: Thanks! I am sure that Silk and Siete would love the company of a goat! Isolde just loves them – although the goats fancy the horse food more than the horses themselves…
@Pat: Anette is SO happy that Allis got her share of the Isthar’s Ark spotlight, with all the comments that have been raining on fellow Istharmates Sheba and Isolde lately… But yes, isn’t she adorable!
@Joy: They eat most things although for being goats in Niger, they are a pretty picky! First choice is horse feed (sorghum or millet), seconded by fresh leaves from our trees, peanut hay and ordinary dried grass. They also eat dog food leftovers and a few selected things from our kitchen, but no animals are as easy with food as the baboons at the Eden office!
Precious…you always seem to find the cutest creatures:-)
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