Can you keep chickens in Borough of North Caldwell, NJ?
Yes, for your own household's use and not for sale. The birds must always stay in an enclosure at least 15 feet from the side lot lines.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | 15 ft from each side lot line (and rear line on corner lots); coop 30 ft from any dwelling door or window |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- The 2-acre minimum in the same section applies to pigs, sheep, goats, cattle and horses, not chickens.
- Chickens are for the use of the people living there and can't be sold.
- The Board of Health code keeps coops, pens and runs 30 ft from any door or window of a dwelling and bans fowl inside homes.
- The zoning code lists poultry fences among prohibited fence types.
What about ducks?
Yes, for household use. North Caldwell's rule covers 'chickens or other fowl,' so ducks follow the same terms: for the household's own use, never sold, and always kept in an enclosure set back from side lot lines.
§ 107-19; § 137-7: "The keeping of chickens or other fowl is permitted only for the use and consumption of persons residing on the premises and not for sale" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of North Caldwell?
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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