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.

A Working Composite Breed in Development The Senita, also called the Partiquin Composite, is a developing working breed created for real-world utility: meat production, maternal strength, commercial type, and high resilience in both heat and cold. This project began in 2018, founded by Mary-Margaret Conley, and has since grown into a small, tightly curated collaborative program. Project timeline • 2018 — Foundation cross created by Mary-Margaret Conley • 2020 — Stephanie Hughes joined the project • 2023 — Elizabeth Yardley Kangas added to the team • 2024 — Madison Simmons of Colorado Springs joined, along with a few additional assisting breeders The original cross began with a Japanese Harlequin–colored non-pedigreed doe, bred to a New Zealand Red, then bred back to a New Zealand Broken Black. The purpose was never to create a “color rabbit” or a pet line; it was to build a reliable commercial rabbit with hybrid vigor, strong mothering ability, and correct commercial structure, while stabilizing recognizable brindle/magpie expression through ejej genetics. Today, Senita rabbits remain New Zealand–sized, with working lines ranging from 9–12 lb and expansion toward 16 lb underway—without sacrificing type. Growth benchmarks are rapidly improving, with current litters averaging 2 lb 10 oz at 5 weeks, and selective pressure aimed at reaching 4–5 lb at 8 weeks. The Senita project is a closed working committee, not a pet-breeding venture. Selection is strict, culling is expected, and only rabbits approved by the committee may be represented or sold as Senita. The studbook remains open during development, with structured data collection, performance logs, and phenotype evaluations required at set milestones.

This guy was Born 7-4-25. He is Currently 7lb 4oz at almost 5months old. He will probly get passed on to be Senita Brood Stock . He is a Tricolor Buck. I' m pretty hard on who can stay and who gets failed out .. of this litter. I have 2 of his sisters that are being held back for eval. One of his brothrrs that may get a pass as brood stock Harlequin, and 3 that are being culled for size .

I Will be adding all senita into to a seperate category to discuss when I launch my Rabbit Genentics course and Book. in the new year . I will also be setting up a Google Classroom course just for Senita so we can organize and learn and refine the breed .