Can you keep chickens in Borough of Glen Gardner, NJ?
Yes, with limits. Glen Gardner allows up to 8 chickens on a residential lot of up to 1 acre and up to 24 on larger lots, with roosters only on lots of 3 acres or more.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 8 on lots up to 1 acre; up to 24 on larger lots |
| Roosters | Allowed only on lots of 3 acres or more |
| Permit | Zoning application with a coop diagram required |
| Coop setback | Rear or side yard; at least 25 ft from any dwelling on an adjoining lot |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Coop must give at least 2 sq ft per adult bird, with an attached fenced run of at least 4 sq ft per bird.
- The whole coop and run must sit closer to your own house than to any neighbor's house.
- Chickens must stay in the coop or run at all times; free ranging is prohibited.
- Droppings collected at least weekly and feed kept in a secure covered container.
What about ducks?
Unclear. Glen Gardner's backyard allowance (A-7) is for chickens only; ducks would likely fall under the agriculture rules, which limit livestock and fowl to lots of at least 3 acres, so confirm with the borough.
§ 104-23A(1)(c), A(7); § 53-15: "Chickens may be kept and maintained on residential lots, provided the following shall apply" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Glen Gardner?
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.
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