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Ducks are becoming more and more popular as choices for pets these days. There are many reasons for this. For one, it doesn't take a lot of money to keep ducks. They are considerably cheaper than cats and dogs. Ducks are also harmless compared to their venomous counterparts, like certain reptiles and vermin. And of course, who can deny the fact that ducks are simply adorable? Their furriness and small size are enough to make anyone want to cuddle and play with them.

But it still takes work to keep ducks. What to feed baby ducks is one of the most important issues that you need to address if you want your ducklings to stay alive and healthy. But before you find out what to feed baby ducks, first know how to store your ducklings in a properly heated space. Your ducklings won't have any chance at all of surviving if they are not secured in a warm, brooding area. A cardboard box will do, but make sure that it has its own heating source, such as a light bulb, and that it can't be reached by potentially harmful animals, such as other pets you have or pests around the house. You can place an absorbent bedding to keep them comfortable, but don't use straw or hay because they pose real danger when your ducklings mistake them for food and try to chew them off.

Now that they're settled in their own brooding space, you can concentrate on what to feed baby ducks. The proper feed is essential to raise healthy, active ducklings. For the first weeks, go for unmedicated duck starter, which you can easily purchase from your local pet store or online. Slowly, introduce finely chopped fruits and vegetables (to accommodate their lack of teeth) into their diet. Ducks like green plants, from fresh weeds to pre-packed dried leaves. Ducks are also known to enjoy worms and small insects.

Now that you know what to feed baby ducks, the process won't be complete without water. Ducks are water creature, but baby ducks are at risk of drowning. Refrain from using deep water containers, as your ducks may fall into the water and catch a cold or drown. A good water container is one that has a jar that dispenses water into the round moat surrounding it.

If you think you still need guidance on what to feed baby ducks, consulting existing duck owners and farmers will certainly be a big help. If you would like to learn more about raising ducks correctly, please visit: http://www.howtoraiseducks.com.

Louise Hay - Not Just A Spiritual Hero

Smart, savvy women jazz me. I include pioneering women like Mary Baker Eddy, Myrtle Fillmore, Johnnie Colemon and H. Emilie Cady in this category. And, then there are  a select few women whose accomplishments compel me to take action. I count Louise Hay among the elite group. These women operate like forces of nature. Nothing can stop them.

Louise Hay - Science of Mind's 2009 Spiritual Hero of the Year

Beyond Ms. Hay's personal accomplishments, which include being the 6th all-time best-selling female author ever, healing herself of cervical cancer without medical intervention, working with AIDS patients at a time when they were considered untouchable and much, much more, Louise has almost singlehandedly moved New Thought from the fringe into the mainstream.

Doesn't that just turn you on? I'd get to work now but I have to finish this article first.

Now, imagine my excitement when I found not one, but two in-depth articles written about Ms. Hay. I found the first article, entitled "The Queen of the New Age" by Mark Oppenheimer, through an archival search on the New York Times website. And, the second article came to me courtesy of a dear Facebook friend. This article, entitled "The Ambassador of New Thought" by Claudia Abbott, appears in the January 2010 issue of "Science of Mind."

As expected, each interviewer approaches Ms. Hay from a different point of view. Abbott's story in "Science of Mind" proclaims Ms. Hay the "Spiritual Hero of the Year." But, while it touches on Ms. Hay's tremendous accomplishments, it fails to give the full weight of what Hay House means for New Thought now and to future generations. Quite frankly, I was surprised to find that Abbott did not offer a proper context in which to consider Hay House and its achievements.

New Thought has always had a literary tradition. Our principles have chiefly been communicated through the written word. It's why the inspirational quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson, Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie and others touch us so deeply. Check the Facebook fan page of any person talking about the Law of Attraction (which is what mainstream media has reduced New Thought to) and you'll find it chock full of inspirational quotations from these thinkers and others.

Consider this: in an industry run amok with consolidation, where the big eat the little, Hay House has not only survived, but it has also thrived. According to Oppenheimer's profile, Hay House has the cash reserves to pay advances that rival those of larger publishing houses (upwards of $1,000,000). Moreover, they've pioneered a model wherein their writers' fortunes do not turn on book sales or critical reviews alone. Instead, the writers earn royalties on their books as well as ancillary products inspired by their books, i.e. greeting cards, inspirational keepsakes, etc. No other publishing house can make this claim. And, Hay House has consistently fended off larger corporations that have sniffed around, attempting to purchase them.

Ms. Hay (and her business partner Reid Tracy) has built a company that can survive long after she's gone. And, this is significant because it is the first time that a sustainable business like Hay House has been produced from within the New Thought community. We have lots of wonderful New Thought books. And, we've had strong businessmen like Robert Collier ("The Secret of the Ages") and Napoleon Hill ("Think and Grow Rich") and many more. But, those men came from the business world and latched on to New Thought principles. They made use of New Thought teachings, but they laid no business apprenticeship pathways for others to follow.

Conversely, Ms. Hay has built a media empire that creates pathways to wealth for other New Thought adherents. That's major!

I expected Oppenheimer to miss the true value of Hay House and he doesn't disappoint. But, I expected a publication like "Science of Mind" to zero in on an important perspective like this. Here is a woman who has taken New Thought out of relative obscurity and made it mainstream. Moreover, she didn't just build a company that benefits herself; she has instead created a lasting platform from which New Thought writers can be launched for years to come.

Before there was a Rhonda Byrne, there was a Louise Hay tearing down walls and barriers so that a video like "The Secret" could have a platform.

The mainstream media is going to color our stories in a shade of weird. Consider the backlash in the review column on www.amazon.com for "The Secret." Few people want to accept FULL responsibility for their experience - the good and the bad. Even though what we teach - that you can have the life you want, just choose it - has the ring of truth for them, it always comes back to the question of why bad things happen to good people. "So, are you saying that the people who died in the 9/11 attacks brought that on themselves?" they will ask.

As the next generation of New Thought thinkers, we cannot look at ourselves through the lens of the mainstream media. Just as we choose the lives we lead, we must also choose the lens through which we see ourselves. Louise Hay has done something that is utterly remarkable and should be recognized appropriately for it. She is way more than just a spiritual hero. Let us give Hay House and Louise Hay her full and proper due.

About the Author

Are Molly Parker and Mary Louise Parker related?

they both resemble each other quite closely and both are obviously very beautiful actresses.

no their not relatives.

Louise Guth
Louise M. Guth, 90, a resident of Drummond, Wis., died on Friday, March 5, 2010, at the Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center.

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