Can you keep chickens in Branchburg Township, NJ?
Yes. Branchburg permits 'home agriculture' (raising for your own household) in all zones. Any building housing animals must sit at least 50 feet from any lot line, and there's no stated hen limit for home use.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes |
| Hens | No numeric limit found (home agriculture) |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified for home agriculture |
| Coop setback | 50 ft from any lot line (building housing animals) |
| Lot size | No minimum for home agriculture |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Commercial agriculture is limited to certain zones and needs 5+ acres.
- The animal-control chapter covers only dogs, cats, and horses; poultry is handled through zoning.
What about ducks?
Unclear. Branchburg's home agriculture rule covers animals generally but never mentions ducks or defines poultry, so check with the township.
§ LDO4-6: "Any building or structure housing livestock, whether principal or accessory, shall be located not closer than 200 feet from any residence not located on the same property." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Branchburg Township?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Somerset 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 Somerset County towns
Compare them side by side in the Somerset County table.
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