Can you keep chickens in Medford Township, NJ?
Yes. Medford allows up to 9 female chickens per residential lot on a minimum of a quarter-acre. Roosters are prohibited, and the coop must sit in the rear yard at least 15 feet from property lines and 30 feet from a neighbor's home.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 9 hens |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | Not required by the chicken chapter |
| Coop setback | 15 ft from property lines; 30 ft from a neighbor's home; rear yard only |
| Lot size | Minimum ¼ acre |
| Ducks | Allowed with conditions |
Good to know
- Shelter capped at 60 sq ft and 8 ft tall; fully enclosed with a fenced run.
- No slaughtering in public view; no running at large; feed kept in metal containers.
- Adopted 2015.
What about ducks?
Medford's backyard allowance covers only female chickens. Ducks would fall under the agricultural animal rule, which requires a lot of at least five acres that is farmland-assessed and used for agriculture.
Ch. 86, § 86-1; DR § 502D: "Agricultural animals, such as poultry, beef cattle, horses, dairy animals and swine, may be kept, harbored and maintained on an agricultural property subject to all of the following conditions: 1. The lot on which the agricultural animals are to be located is at least five acres." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Medford Township?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Burlington 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 Burlington County towns
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