Can you keep chickens in Township of Edison, NJ?
Edison lets residents keep backyard poultry for personal use only, and only with a license. There's no set cap on the number of hens, but the coop must sit at least 10 feet from property lines and well away from dwellings and food establishments.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Required (Zoning and Health officers, plus a license from the Division of Licenses) |
| Coop setback | 10 ft from property lines; 50 ft from places people congregate; 200 ft from food establishments |
| Lot size | Not specified |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Governed by the noncommercial poultry section (§ 9-26); a separate section covers commercial poultry.
- Coops need concrete floors, must be apart from any dwelling, and droppings removed at least weekly.
- Keeping poultry for sale or slaughter is not authorized.
What about ducks?
Yes, with a license. Edison's poultry definition includes ducks, so ducks need the same zoning and health approval and license, and follow the same coop rules as hens.
§§ 9-25.1, 9-26.1: "POULTRY Means and includes chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, pigeons, pheasants and all other fowl or winged animals" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Edison?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Middlesex 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.
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