Can you keep chickens in Greenwich Township, NJ?
Greenwich allows backyard fowl by annual license, scaled to lot size: 6 birds for the first 4,000 sq ft, plus one per additional 1,000 sq ft, capped at 24. One rooster is allowed only by special permit.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | 6 fowl for the first 4,000 sq ft, plus 1 per additional 1,000 sq ft, capped at 24 |
| Roosters | One rooster by special permit only, with a written crowing-nuisance acknowledgment |
| Permit | License required ($10/year, expires March 1; tenants need landlord consent) |
| Coop setback | Coop or run at least 15 ft from a neighbor's habitable dwelling, with a 5-ft side and rear buffer |
| Lot size | No hard minimum; bird count is tied to square footage. Rear yard only |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Coop must give at least 3 sq ft per fowl, be predator-proof, and use no tarp roofs.
- Fowl may range only in a fenced backyard while a responsible resident is present.
- Limited to single-family, twin, or row homes; over-limit flocks grandfathered for the birds' lifespan.
What about ducks?
Yes, with a license. Greenwich defines fowl to include ducks raised for eggs, so ducks count under the same annual license and lot-size cap (6 birds for the first 4,000 sq ft, up to 24).
§§ 209-1A, 209-37, 209-38: "chickens, hens, or ducks raised for eggs for personal consumption" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Greenwich Township?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Warren 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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