Can you keep chickens in Township of Millburn, NJ?
Millburn lets you keep up to 4 hens (no roosters) on a single-family property with a $100 annual permit, with the coop set 20 feet from every property line and 20 feet from your own house.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 4 (hens only) |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | Required ($100 permit plus a $65 inspection fee, renewed each December, with a survey) |
| Coop setback | Coop at least 20 ft from any property line and 20 ft from the residence on the lot |
| Lot size | No minimum; single-family dwellings only, backyard only |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Coop up to 6 ft high; the run is capped at 40 sq ft and 6 ft high.
- No free-ranging and no slaughtering.
- Deed or HOA restrictions take precedence over the permit.
What about ducks?
Unclear. Millburn's permit program covers female chickens only and the code never mentions ducks, so ask the township.
§§ 5-10.1 to 5-10.6: "For the purpose of this section, a chicken (Gallus Domesticus) refers only to a female chicken." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Millburn?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Essex 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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