Can you keep chickens in Borough of Newfield, NJ?
Yes, at single-family homes with a $15 yearly license. Up to 8 hens (6 in the first year), no roosters, and only 30 licenses at a time.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 8 hens (6 in the first year) |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | Required: $15 annual license (30 licenses max) |
| Coop setback | Rear yard; 20 ft from neighboring homes; 10 ft from property lines; 200 ft from food establishments |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Rule adopted | March 2022 |
| Ducks | Not allowed |
Good to know
- Other domestic fowl such as ducks, geese, turkeys and pigeons are banned.
- Coops need concrete floors, max 100 sq. ft. and 6 ft 6 in. tall.
- No slaughter and no sale of chickens or eggs.
- The council may consider households beyond the 30-license cap one at a time.
What about ducks?
No. Newfield bans keeping ducks and other domestic fowl by name; only licensed backyard chickens are allowed.
§ 73-18A: "No person shall keep any ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants, pigeons, quail, partridges, guineas, or other like domestic fowl within the Borough of Newfield, except backyard chickens" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Newfield?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Gloucester 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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