Can you keep chickens in Greenwich Township (Gloucester), NJ?
Yes, with a $10 yearly license. The limit is 6 fowl on the first 4,000 sq. ft. of lot plus 1 per extra 1,000 sq. ft., up to 24, kept in the rear yard.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | 6 to 24 fowl, by lot size |
| Roosters | One allowed by special permit only |
| Permit | Required: $10 annual license (expires March 1) |
| Coop setback | Coop and run 15 ft from neighboring homes; 5 ft side and rear buffer; rear yard only |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Rule adopted | Dec 2020 |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- The backyard fowl article allows single-family, twin and row home residents to keep fowl under a license.
- Tenants need the landlord's written consent to apply.
- Coops need at least 3 sq. ft. per bird, must be predator-proof and may not be heated.
- Zoning § 700-12 (R-1 zone) separately lists keeping poultry as an agricultural use on farms of 5 or more acres, with buildings 50 ft from lot lines.
What about ducks?
Ducks follow the same rule as chickens. Greenwich's backyard fowl license covers ducks: 6 fowl on the first 4,000 sq ft of lot plus 1 per extra 1,000 sq ft, up to 24, in the rear yard, with a $10 yearly license.
§ 209-1A; §§ 209-36 to 209-39: "chickens, hens, or ducks raised for eggs for personal consumption" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Greenwich Township (Gloucester)?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Gloucester 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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