Right after Wal Zoontjens In 1968 he started playing with pigeons in Riel (NL) on his own and has always been one of the winners. As early as the 1930s, his father Jan Zoontjens was looking for better care methods. His guideline was the book ‘Food, Vitamins and Pigeons’ by Arie van den Hoek. This gave him the idea of ​​sifting the commercial mixes available at the time. He gave the small grains at the beginning of the week and the coarser feed, consisting of various types of corn and legumes, during the last few days before the planting.
His vision formed the basis for the mixtures that Wal Zoontjens developed together with BEYERS Technical Consultants and that have been made available to all breeders worldwide since 1989:

BEYERS PREMIUM WAL ZOONTJENS YELLOW und BEYERS Zoontjens Blau

'The only true ones! Le seul, le vrai! ’With the signature of the Grand Master. Many are still trying to imitate Zoontjen's yellow. You don't even come close to the original: a selection of the best quality grains, perfect cleaning and the ideal balance of the mixture.
However, time does not stand still, and the demands that modern pigeon racing places on the feed have changed a lot since 1989. Especially for lofts that use their pigeons alternately for medium-distance and one-day flights every week. Therefore, in 2011, in consultation with Wal, it was decided to take Zoontjes Blau from the market and replace it with higher-fat travel mixes in the feeding plan. BEYERS PREMIUM WAL SON JENS YELLOW however, is still the ideal base mix for any feeding plan.