Can you keep chickens in Township of Haddon, NJ?
Yes, with a $10 annual license from the Township Clerk. Up to eight chickens per license, no roosters, and the township issues no more than 30 licenses at a time.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 8 chickens (4 in the first year) |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | Required: $10 annual license plus a class on raising chickens |
| Coop setback | At least 20 feet from a neighboring dwelling and at least 5 feet from any property line |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Ducks | Not allowed |
Good to know
- Single-family homes, twin homes and row homes that meet the criteria are eligible.
- Coops are capped at 100 square feet and 6 feet 6 inches high, rear yard only.
- Applicants must take a class and meet with the Chicken Advisory Board.
- No slaughtering of chickens in the township and no selling of eggs.
What about ducks?
No. Haddon Township bans keeping fowl customarily found on a farm, which covers ducks, and the only exception is licensed backyard chickens.
§ 79-1 (Fowl); § 79-2: "It shall be unlawful for any person ... to keep, stable, breed or quarter any livestock or fowl ... This prohibition shall not apply to ... (2) The keeping of backyard chickens as provided for in Article II" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Haddon?
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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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