Can you keep chickens in Township of Manchester, NJ?
Only on larger lots. Manchester makes poultry unlawful in residential zones and planned retirement communities, and allows it only in listed farm and rural zones on lots of at least two acres.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Pens, coops, barns and shelters at least 50 feet from any adjoining property line |
| Lot size | Min. 2 acres |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Poultry is permitted only in the PPA, PFA-S, PFA-R, FA-S, FA-R, WTRA, R-A, R-40 and BVR-40 zones.
- Pigs and hogs are prohibited in every zone.
- Domesticated household pets, four or fewer on a residential lot, are excluded from the poultry and farm animal rule.
- The section does not set a number cap on birds.
What about ducks?
Only on larger lots. Manchester bans poultry and farm animals, naming ducks, in residential zones, and allows them only in listed farm and rural zones on lots of at least two acres.
§ 245-25S: "It shall be unlawful to maintain in any residential zone or planned retirement community any poultry, pigeons, farm animal, such as, but not limited to, horses, cows, pigs, ducks, and rabbits or other wildlife" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Manchester?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Ocean 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 Ocean County towns
Compare them side by side in the Ocean County table.
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