Can you keep chickens in Borough of High Bridge, NJ?
Yes, with conditions. High Bridge lets residents keep chickens in a coop with an enclosed run set at least 15 ft from every property line, but roosters are banned in the R-2, R-3, R-4 and DB zones.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Prohibited in R-2, R-3, R-4 and DB zones |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | 15 ft from any property line |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Chickens must be kept confined in a suitable coop with an enclosed runway, never in a cellar or dwelling.
- Coop and run must be kept clean and sanitary and placed so they do not become a nuisance to neighbors.
- Outdoor slaughtering of farm animals is not permitted in the R-2, R-3, R-4 and DB zones.
- Commercial poultry raising is excluded in the R-1 and R-2 zones.
What about ducks?
Yes, with conditions. High Bridge names ducks alongside chickens: they can't be kept in a cellar or house and must be confined in a clean coop with an enclosed run that meets the zoning setbacks.
§ 120-6: "No swine, goats, cattle, pigeons, chickens, ducks, geese or other fowl shall be kept or maintained in the Borough of High Bridge in any cellar or dwelling house." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of High Bridge?
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.
Chicken rules in nearby Hunterdon County towns
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