Can you keep chickens in Township of Pequannock, NJ?
Pequannock allows up to 10 hens (no roosters) by right on residential lots up to 3 acres, with no permit, kept in a single rear-yard coop set back a few feet from lot lines and 30 feet from a neighbor's home.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes |
| Hens | Up to 10 female chickens (residential lots up to 3 acres) |
| Roosters | Prohibited |
| Permit | None required (standards apply by right) |
| Coop setback | Rear yard only; 5 ft from the line for fenced yards (10 ft unfenced), and 30 ft from a neighbor's dwelling |
| Lot size | No minimum; the 10-hen allowance applies to residential lots up to 3 acres |
| Ducks | Allowed with conditions |
Good to know
- One coop per lot; at least 2 sq ft per bird and no more than 60 sq ft; cage housing prohibited.
- No slaughtering in public view; no running at large except in the fenced rear yard.
- A modern, dedicated backyard-chicken ordinance (Ch. 100, Art. II).
What about ducks?
Ducks do not fall under Pequannock's backyard chicken allowance. Other poultry needs a lot of at least 1 acre, with up to 3 birds per acre and housing at least 50 feet from neighboring homes.
§ 360-46C; § 100-17: "Poultry, excepting female chickens as specified in Subsection C(1) and (2) above and roosters 1 3/acre" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Pequannock?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Morris 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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