Can you keep chickens in Township of Fredon, NJ?
Fredon has no standalone chicken ordinance. Poultry is handled through zoning as an agricultural use, with no per-acre bird cap but a 100-foot setback from property lines.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No numeric cap (zoning states "poultry, no ratio") |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified (no chicken permit; only dog licensing) |
| Coop setback | 100 ft from any property line for animals other than cattle and horses, which includes poultry (AR Zone) |
| Lot size | No poultry-specific minimum; poultry must be tied to a bona fide agricultural use |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- The "large animals" chapter covers only horses, cattle, sheep, and goats, not fowl.
- In the AR zone, animals other than household pets must be kept in connection with agriculture.
- There are no chicken-specific numbers in the code beyond the 100-ft line setback.
What about ducks?
Ducks are treated like chickens. In Fredon's AR zone, any farm animal must be kept as part of an agricultural use and housed at least 100 feet from every property line; poultry has no per-acre cap.
§ 550-53B: "Any animal other than cattle, horses and ponies shall be kept at a distance of at least 100 feet from any property line." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Fredon?
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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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