Bunny Kisses Rabbitry Farmland, IN

11/16/2025

Missing convention doesn't mean we are completely MIA. Stay tuned for new updates. Until then, some bunny lovin. Jaima Bonvillian Logan

05/17/2025

I want to talk about peanuts🥜specifically in hollands.
The term "peanut" refers to a very small, underdeveloped baby rabbit, often the result of a recessive gene leading to dwarfism.
Often having underdeveloped bodies, including a lack of proper growth hormone production, making it difficult for them to survive. There have been case of them lasting a few days or even a week but ultimately they won't survive.

I wanted to show the difference as I've wondered myself if I had a runt or peanut. This current litter is a clear example of a healthy kit and a whittle peanut🥺

05/17/2025

Big news for Bunny Kisses. We just just hit 30 viable litters out of our barn. 🎉

---To some this may not seem like a big deal, others may think that's alot. Our breeds vary on litter size from 1kit to 12. We have always found pride in keeping a reserved take on breeding. Meaning we don't really breed specifically for meat, pets, or fun.

---For those who are not familiar with rabbit husbandry, it's best to breed more than 1 rabbit at a time in case of needing a surrogate mother. Also we normally breed for a specific show coming up either 4h or open shows. With that said, breeding can get out of hand when you have more than one breed.

---This was a rather larger group of does bred since 4h, state fair, and convention will be right around the corner. We had 7 bred. 5 kindled and 2 didn't take.(hollands which is a constant issue) Kindling took place over a 4 day span keeping us busy. I think we are happy with the outcome and excited to see who comes out on top.

With that said we will be thinning down the barn starting soon. I will be posting soon on what will be available.

12/15/2024

We always enjoy the Christmas show at Shipshewana! Lots of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4ths but nothing too exciting to boast about. Friends and family spent together is always the best part🥰🧡🐇 Thanks you for another well ran show.

11/20/2024

10/31/2024

2024 ARBA Convention & Show Official was one for the books. We had a great experience for our 1st official convention.
Here's our outcome:
Open- Creme D’Argent BK153 "Lenore" int. Doe 8/17
Youth- Holland Lop TS1001 "TNT Oatmeal cream pie 10/50
Holland lop BK161 "Han Solo" 13th
Holland lop BK13 "FRAPPÈ" 37/97
Creme D’Argent JR DOE BK056 "Nosey Neighbor "4th
Creme D’Argent INT. DOE BK155 "Lynn" 3RD
Creme D’Argent SR BUCK BK46 "Loverboy" 2nd
Thank you to all of our clubs and judges for all the hard work put in to make this a great show. See you in Indiana 2025

09/08/2024

First rabbit show since fair time. Always nice to catch up with friends. Some new face in the best breed too, yay!
Creme D’Argent open
Bunny Kisses Leon 2nd, 2nd
Bunny Kisses Lenore 2nd, 1st, BOB(LEG)

Holland lops youth
Bunny Kisses Frappè 1st,1st, BOS, BOB(LEG)
Bunny Egg Farms Bridget 1st, 1st, BOB, BOS(LEG)

Over all really good show. Thank you to Tom, Mike and Danielle for giving great feedback for both adults and youth! That's how we grow🧡

06/13/2024

Trying to reach a less wasteful sustainable lifestyle? This is some great information on how to use 100% of your herd. I'm still working towards many homesteading goals. Thank you SunStone Orchard & Rabbitry for being raw and informative.

I get many questions about how we utilize our rabbits 100% on our homestead, so I thought I’d make a list to help you waste less too!
If you didn’t know, our herd is for meat first, we raise exclusively Rex for a protein source, not just for us, but for our animals as well.
Our rabbits are harvested at 5lbs live weight or 12 weeks of age, whichever comes first.
2.5-3.5lbs of meat per rabbit is packaged for our freezers. We stockpile 52 rabbits for ourselves and sell or barter our surplus.
So what’s leftover after a harvest?
🐰Heads, dog food, whole fresh or frozen.
🐰Feet, front & back, dog food, fresh, frozen or dehydrated.
🐰Pelts, I’d love to make a Rex quilt, it’s a dream, all are frozen, most are bartered.
🐰Hearts & livers, offal, my favorite meal after harvest, I do not part with any of these.
🐰Lungs, trachea, kidneys, cat/dog food, fresh or frozen.
🐰Stomachs, spleen, intestines, the pigs really enjoy the stomachs, as they are full of grain, but this bucket usually ends up in the compost pile.
🐰Poops, up to 300+ pellets a day, the best thing for any garden, flower or vegetable. Rabbit p**p is cold compost, which means you can use it immediately, without harming your plants.
🐰Blood, watered down makes a great foliar feed in your garden.
🐰Bones, bone broth, bone meal.
This cycle repeats itself every 6-8 weeks on our farm.

Who else has creative uses for utilizing rabbits 100%?

05/16/2024

For those of you with hollands know, they are hard. Breeding can be heart breaking with litter size, peanuts, or ones who seem healthy and gone the next day. This little loneranger beat the odds and is 2 weeks.
Trigger warning⚠️ no I don't start posing at 2wks😆 content for a joke but was too cute not to share. Han Solo

05/14/2024

I narrowed down a few more if any 4H'er is still needing a show bunny. Message me if you're interested.

04/14/2024

2024 creme nationals, specialty, and double open show. Proud of this breed and our herd 🧡🐰

03/29/2024

When you're headed home from vaca and running too low on feed, you find a Heinold Feeds dealer on your way. Get me through the weekend.