Can you keep chickens in Township of Middle, NJ?
Yes. Chickens are permitted in every residential district on a lot of at least 10,000 square feet, with five birds allowed up to 35,000 square feet and 10 birds from 35,001 square feet up to two acres.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 5 birds on 10,000 to 35,000 sq ft; up to 10 birds from 35,001 sq ft to 2 acres |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Not specified; birds must be completely contained on site |
| Lot size | Min. 10,000 square feet |
| Rule adopted | April 2018 |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Chickens, ducks and geese are grouped as small domestic farm animals and allowed in all residential districts.
- The bird count caps cover all small domestic farm animals together, not chickens alone.
- Birds must be completely contained on site.
- Birds cannot be bred for sale or used to generate income, except with a farm stand.
What about ducks?
Yes. Middle Township's small farm animal rule names ducks with chickens, so ducks get the same lot minimum of 10,000 square feet and the same limits of five birds up to 35,000 square feet and 10 birds on larger lots.
§ 250-610: "For purposes of this section, "small domestic farm animals" means only beekeeping and the keeping of fowl, such as chickens, ducks and geese." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Middle?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Cape May 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 Cape May County towns
Compare them side by side in the Cape May County table.
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