Can you keep chickens in Frankford Township, NJ?
Yes. Frankford is a rural agricultural township that allows poultry as an agricultural use, with no dedicated backyard-chicken ordinance. Notably, Frankford defines 'poultry' separately from 'livestock,' so the town's 6-acre livestock minimum doesn't clearly apply to chickens.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No poultry-specific limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified (zoning permitted/accessory use) |
| Coop setback | Not specified for poultry |
| Lot size | The 6-acre livestock minimum doesn't clearly apply to poultry (defined separately) |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- "Agricultural use" expressly includes poultry and poultry products.
- Governed by the Land Use code and Right to Farm.
- Confirm your lot's zoning with the township.
What about ducks?
Frankford allows poultry only as part of an agricultural use, and the code never defines poultry or mentions ducks. Ducks are ordinarily considered poultry, but confirm with the township before getting them.
§ 30-201: "land devoted to the production for sale of plants and animals useful to man, including but not limited to ... poultry and poultry products" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Frankford Township?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Sussex 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 Sussex County towns
Compare them side by side in the Sussex County table.
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