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.

What size litters do you prefer? I have had anywhere from 4-13 the last year with 7 seeming to be my sweet spot where most make it and grow well. My biggest litter to all make it was 10 but usually I loose a few smaller ones and it seems to go down to about 7. I usually breed about 5 does at a time hoping to have multiple litters in case I need fosters but so far that hasn't worked well. One time I brought home a doe that was bred, bred 3 other does the next day. The New doe had a stuck kit and ended up passing a couple days later and the 3 does I bred all had 10 babies a piece plus 6 from the passed doe. Sadly I don't believe they got colostrum and I ended up loosing all of them over the next 2 weeks even as the other babies did well. Two weeks ago I bred 8 does, 2 didn't take, 1 had a beautiful litter, 1 tried to make a nest but her babies still froze in the cold weather, and the other 4 didn't make a nest, just left their babies ontop of the straw in the nesting box and decided they didn't want to be moms in the cold. I just checked on that beautiful nest and there are 10 beautiful babies but a few aren't getting enough and sadly I have no fosters to offer them to. I know some people nesting box cull but this litter of Harlequins are all marked so nice and of course the skinnier ones are marked some of the best. Might try holding Mom upside down to nurse those few and of course going to offer her some BOSS as she's a first time mom and rocking it.

Who is showing? What breed and where? And how long? I am showing Rex in the PNW (mostly western Washington and a little in Oregon). Lynx and tri are my main show varieties, but I have a little bit of almost every rex variety 😅 I've been showing ARBA for just over a year. Just recently started having homebred (first generation but hey its a start) rabbits to show. I'm extremely proud of my lynx and tri buns and very thankful to the amazing breeders around here that have shared stock with me.

Cherry Pie RI3R3 kindled this morning with four fat babies, and she’s doting on them beautifully. They’re sired by the Buck from Bill Theising , M1 —colors already look excellent, so I’ve got high hopes for these as juniors this spring.