Can you keep chickens in Harrison Township (Gloucester), NJ?
Yes, with a license. Harrison Township allows backyard hens in all residential zones on at least a quarter acre, with four hens on a quarter acre, six up to an acre and eight per acre above that, and a $25 annual license.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | 4 to 8 hens depending on lot size |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | Required: $25 annual license, waived for American veterans |
| Coop setback | Coop and run in the rear yard, 15 feet from any property line and 30 feet from a neighbor's windows or doors |
| Lot size | Min. 0.25 acre |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Hen limits: four on a quarter acre, six from a quarter acre to one acre, eight per acre above one acre.
- Standards were amended 11-3-2025 by Ord. No. 27-2025 and the fee section 1-21-2025 by Ord. No. 03-2025.
- Only one license per household, and the Zoning Officer confirms lot size first.
- Coop must allow three square feet per hen, cap 128 square feet, and sits inside a six-foot predator-proof fence.
- No selling of eggs or meat.
What about ducks?
Yes, with a license. Harrison Township's backyard hen rules define hens to include ducks, so ducks count toward the same lot-size limits and annual license.
§ 79-44; §§ 79-44 to 79-51: "backyard hens refers to all domesticated birds, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and other fowl, that are raised for their meat and/or eggs for use by the occupant(s) of the property." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Harrison 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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