Can you keep chickens in Monroe Township (Middlesex), NJ?
In Monroe Township (Middlesex County), keeping poultry is allowed only on lots of 1 acre or more. Structures must sit at least 50 feet from any property line and 50 feet from a neighbor's dwelling, in the rear yard. Flock size follows Rutgers home-agriculture guidelines.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No fixed number (scales by acreage per Rutgers guidelines) |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified (Health Officer may inspect) |
| Coop setback | 50 ft from any property line and 50 ft from a neighbor's dwelling; rear yard only |
| Lot size | Minimum 1 acre |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Note: this is Monroe Township in Middlesex County, not the Gloucester County Monroe, which runs a very different backyard-chicken license program.
- Sanitation, water, and waste standards apply.
What about ducks?
Ducks are treated like chickens. Monroe regulates poultry and fowl as domesticated animals, allowed on residential lots of one acre or more with structures at least 50 feet from property lines and neighboring buildings.
§ 108-5.22; Ch. 108 Attachment 1: ""domesticated animal" shall include but not be limited to horses, goats, sheep, swine, cattle, poultry, fowl, and furbearing animals" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Monroe Township (Middlesex)?
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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 Middlesex County towns
Compare them side by side in the Middlesex County table.
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