Jackfish Join the Fight for Backyard Chickens, Introduce the Niagara Lawn Cocks
WELLAND - Niagara's Greatest Show, the Welland Jackfish, announced today their newest alternate identity for the 2025 season, the Niagara Lawn Cocks.
Fighting for the little guy, or chickens in this case, the name was chosen to fight alongside our neighbours for their feathered friends.
“While I don’t own chickens personally, I can feel for the residents of the Rose City who would like to own our feather friends themselves,” said Jackfish President and Director of Fun, Ryan Harrison. “At the end of the day, with inflation the way it is, why not have a couple of hens in the backyard making grade-A Canadian eggs? Come to think of it, I kind of want a coop.”
Why the Lawn Cocks? The City of Welland along with many other Niagara communities has a bylaw restricting the ownership of chickens outside of an agricultural zone.
This alternate identity was inspired by the moniker of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, The Bathtub Donkey’s which celebrates the law that American Blue Law stating that donkeys could not sleep in bathtubs. Created by Fooser Sports, the Niagara Lawn Cocks brings to life this identity for a limited time.
For one game only on Thursday, August 7th when the Fish take on the Brantford Red Sox, the Jackfish will transform into the Niagara Lawn Cocks, sporting new uniforms including hats and jerseys.
The Jackfish will also look to set a World Record with the most people dressed as chickens.
The Jackfish will auction the jerseys off online during the week of the game with proceeds to benefit the Niagara Children’s Centre.
About the Welland Jackfish
The Welland Jackfish are a member of Canada’s best league, the Intercounty Baseball League. The over 100-year-old summer league is one of the oldest baseball leagues in the world, established in 1919, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. The Jackfish are Niagara's Greatest Show and lead the nine-team IBL in attendance with over 50,000 FINatics through the Welland Stadium gates. For more information, visit www.wellandjackfish.com or follow the Jackfish on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @wellandjackfish.