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En WINKIE hemos tenido el honor de recibir una visita muy especial esta mañana: Monick Nys. Hemos sido privilegiados de poder charlar con la mujer más laureada entre los grandes colombófilos europeos. Nys ha disfrutado de un tour por las instalaciones de WINKIE de las que ha dicho " son espectaculares".

Esta familia de colombófilos se encuentra entre los mejores linajes de Alemania. Han ganado numerosas internacionales y cada una de sus carreras son, extraordinariamente, increíbles. Uno de los más destacados logros fue conseguir la primera posición en la carrera de Pau contra 8.399 palomas en el año 2012.

At WINKIE we had the honor of being able to chat with one of the few female pigeon fanciers that exist. She is Monick Nys, owner of the pure line of Janssen pigeons from Arendonk. Monick started in this sport from very small by the hand of his father and mentor. It is in 1997 when, after the death of her father, she takes the reins of the business and manages to be among the first positions of the Belgian championships. The leitmotiv of her life are her pigeons, whom she adores and treats like her children. She is a specialist in hens in the widowhood system competing in distances ranging from 500 km to 900 km, in a day of flight. Her star birds were De Stier and Elfpenner, from which great runners have emerged. She tells us that it has been "very difficult" to gain respect in a world led by men such as pigeon racing is, but today she has obtained a very important recognition worldwide, as buyers from different countries call her to acquire her birds. After more than 30 years dedicated to the pigeons, she sold, in 2012, all her birds to China, keeping only 6 pairs of reproducers.

We talked exclusively with the Dutch fancier, Hugo Batenburg, expert in pigeons of marathon. He already pointed out ways from very small and is that, with 12 years, he won his first race, being first before 24,000 pigeons in Saint Diziers. Together with his wife, Anita de Merwe, they are dedicated to the breeding of great runners for the seven international championships. Mythical was the moment when he acquired two extraordinary birds, New Laureaat and The Special One, along with PIPA, for half a million euros. We have been in his loft in Klaaswaal, where he has detailed the severe training to which he subjects his pigeons.