Can you keep chickens in Clinton Township, NJ?
Yes. Clinton Township allows raising poultry as a permitted agricultural use, scaled by an animal-unit system: roughly 25 birds on 1 acre, 50 on 2, and so on. Fowl housing must sit at least 50 feet from any property line, or 100 feet if you house more than 100 birds.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | ~25 birds per acre (animal-unit system) |
| Roosters | Allowed (not distinguished) |
| Permit | Not specified (permitted principal use) |
| Coop setback | 50 ft from any property line; 100 ft if housing more than 100 fowl |
| Lot size | No strict minimum for a small flock; scales by acreage |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Bird care must follow USDA recommended practices.
- Grandfather clause for pre-existing numbers.
What about ducks?
Unclear. Clinton Township allows fowl as an agricultural use with setbacks, but never defines fowl or mentions ducks, so confirm with the township.
§ 165-134C: "The housing of fowl or livestock closer than 50 feet to any property line." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Clinton Township?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County towns
Compare them side by side in the Hunterdon County table.
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