I want to be transparent with everyone here. I’m still actively updating and refining the nutrition course — it’s very much a living project, and I appreciate your patience as I continue improving modules and adding clarity where it’s needed. Supporting the course also directly helps fund my farm and the care of my animals as I rebuild after my divorce. That support genuinely matters more than I can easily put into words. Tomorrow I’m also facing something hard. I’m saying goodbye to my dog, Burnie. Burnie has been my constant companion for nearly a decade — my rock since 2021, when everything in my life changed. He was with me when I lost my farm, and he’s been here through rebuilding everything from the ground up. He came to me in 2017 as a rescue from Oak Ridge TN Animal Control, with full-thickness burns down his back that never fully healed. And yet he never let that slow him down. He has always been stubborn, determined, and quietly strong. Recently his health declined rapidly, with signs pointing to kidney failure. At this stage, there isn’t a humane path forward that wouldn’t involve constant intervention, stress, and suffering. Choosing a peaceful goodbye is the hardest decision — but it’s also the kindest one I can give him. This is heavy, but I want to end on this: Burnie taught me resilience. He showed me what it looks like to keep going, even when things are scarred and imperfect. That spirit is part of why BunClub exists, why the courses exist, and why I’m still here building something meaningful. Thank you for being part of this community, for your support, and for understanding that behind the education, there’s a very real life being lived alongside it.

Gloria X Simon DOB 12-2-2024 3-12-2025. 3mo 2wk. 6lb 4oz 4-14-2025. 4mo 2wk 8lb 12oz 5-28-2025. 5mo 3wk 10lb 8oz 12-20-2025. 1yr 3wk 11lb. 12oz Jake is sitting right in the zone of what I’m aiming for with Sentia. His type leans toward an older-style commercial build with a slightly longer midsection. I’d like to nudge the high point back just a bit in future generations, but he has very good width and respectable depth, and he balances well overall. He’s a big buck without being coarse, and he grows quickly where it matters. Temperament-wise, he’s easy to work with and steady, which I don’t take for granted in a buck his size. Environmentally, Jake has been a good test subject. He came through hot, humid Indiana summers without stress or foot problems and handled the Arctic blast and negative temps this winter without losing condition. That kind of consistency is exactly what I’m selecting for. In the litters he’s sired so far, he’s throwing fast growth and width pretty reliably. We looked over a few young bucks out of Cookie last night that are already coming in thick and promising and should make solid Sentia herd bucks for breeders following the project. Color-wise, Jake has the blanket pattern I’m looking for in the Sentia standard. The only thing I’d tweak is more even distribution of the black spotting, but overall the pattern is doing what it’s supposed to do. I’ll be watching how his offspring mature, especially how type holds as they age. Happy to answer questions or hear thoughts from others following the Sentia line—this project moves forward best when people are actually looking and asking.

Quick clarification because people are asking This course is NOT $25/month. It’s a one-time $25 enrollment at the current early adopter discount! No subscription required. Right now it’s 75% off for early adopters. When the course is fully released, the regular price becomes $100. Enroll now = permanent access for $25. Wait later = $100. What’s inside? • Real fiber science (NDF/ADF/Lignin explained) • Why hay ≠ fiber the way we’re told • Ingredient breakdowns • Evidence-based feeding, not pet-store mythology • Lifetime access + updates to THIS course Optional tiers: • Premium ($5/mo) gives you extra community perks and support more to be added as we grow an unlock community features. • VIP ($25/mo) automatically enrolls you in ALL future courses (Premium does NOT) 👉 If you just want the nutrition course, it’s a one-time $25 right now. Grab the early adopter price before it bumps to $100 and dig into real rabbit nutrition instead of recycled hobby myths.

Alright, gather round the campfire—today we’re tanning hides, not telling ghost stories. This is the alum tanning method, which is old-school, reliable, and pleasantly un-mystical once you know what’s actually going on. First, the big idea: alum tanning is alkaline. That means the pH runs high. This isn’t an acid pickle bath and it isn’t witchcraft—it’s chemistry doing what chemistry does best: stabilizing collagen so your hide doesn’t rot, stink, or turn into heartbreak. You’ll want a five-gallon bucket with a lid. Drill a few breathing holes in that lid, or just place it on loosely to keep out extra dirt, insects, or curious pets. Add a 50/50 mix of salt and alum. If you use 2 lb of salt, add 2 lb of alum. If you use 5 lb of salt, add 5 lb of alum. In the video, I started with 2.5 lb of each, and I will be upping the mixture when more alum arrives to reach closer to 3–5 lb total of each per bucket. Fine granular salt works best: pickling salt, feed-mixing salt, eating salt, even fancy sea salt. Then comes the star of the show—pickling alum. Three and a half pounds is about right, but you can use anywhere from 2–5 lb as long as the mixture stays balanced. You’ll also want a long stick for stirring. A paint stick works. A clean branch works. Something that hasn’t recently been in contact with motor oil or existential regret. For drying later, grab a cheap sheet of plywood and a staple gun. You’re not building furniture; you’re just giving the hide something to behave against. A sharp knife, fish-skinning pliers, and a little insurance in the form of curved needles and upholstery thread are smart additions. Holes happen. Even to careful people. That’s life. Before anything touches water, make sure your hides are clean and properly scraped. Big chunks of meat and fat are not “rustic”; they’re bacterial condos. Remove them. Your future self will thank you. If you’re unable to fully flesh right away, you can drop them in and flesh later while they’re wet, or dry them and peel the silver skin—but they are more fragile that way. I’ll be testing a pressure-washer method as soon as it warms up a bit, then returning them to a fresh pickle.

If rabbit nutrition advice feels confusing, it’s not you — it’s the way it’s presented. Rules like “80% hay,” “unlimited salads,” or “pellets are bad” spread fast online because they’re simple. The problem is… rabbits aren’t. Rabbits are hindgut fermenters, and what matters isn’t how much fiber you feed, but what kind — and how it moves through the gut. That’s why well-meaning diets can still lead to GI issues, poor growth, or inconsistent health, even when people are trying to do everything right. This is exactly what I’m unpacking in my rabbit nutrition course — not with slogans, but with real mechanisms and research. The short takes live here; the deeper explanations live on Skool, where they don’t vanish into the algorithm. 📅 Next nutrition modules drop Tuesday. More myth-busting soon.