Can you keep chickens in Town of Belvidere, NJ?
Belvidere, the Warren County seat, lets you keep up to 20 chickens on a normal single-family property with no permit, but roosters are banned and it isn't allowed on HOA or multi-unit properties.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 20 chickens or poultry per property |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | None |
| Coop setback | Side and rear yards only, no front yard; follows the residential fence-location rule (no fixed dwelling distance) |
| Lot size | No minimum, but barred on multi-unit, HOA, or landlord-managed properties |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Covered, ventilated, predator-resistant enclosure required: 4 sq ft per bird with equal outdoor space, or 10 sq ft per bird without.
- Enclosed by fencing at least 4 ft high; no free-roaming; droppings collected weekly.
- Adopted 2024; does not apply to farmland-assessed agricultural properties.
What about ducks?
Probably, but not confirmed. Belvidere's rule covers 'chickens and other poultry' up to 20 birds, defining poultry by a state regulation we could not verify includes ducks, so confirm with the town.
§ 163-1: "The keeping of chickens and other poultry as defined in the Department of Agriculture Regulations N.J.A.C. 2:8-2.1, et seq." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Town of Belvidere?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Warren County and all of New Jersey, sized to your flock and built to your town's rules.
In an HOA? The town allowing hens is not the same as your association allowing them. What an HOA can and cannot stop.
New to this? Start with how to raise chickens in NJ, or what a coop costs.
Chicken rules in nearby Warren County towns
Compare them side by side in the Warren County table.
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