Can you keep chickens in Town of Phillipsburg, NJ?
Phillipsburg lets you keep up to 5 fowl on a lot under 3 acres with a town permit, in an enclosed coop set well back from neighbors. Crowing roosters are banned unless you have at least 3 acres.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 5 fowl on lots under 3 acres |
| Roosters | Prohibited under 3 acres; allowed only on a farm or tract of 3+ acres |
| Permit | Required ($50/year, expires Dec. 31, from the Zoning or Animal Control Officer) |
| Coop setback | Coop at least 50 ft from a neighbor's doors or windows and 3 ft from any property line |
| Lot size | No minimum for up to 5 fowl; 3 acres is the threshold for roosters |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- A completely enclosed coop and a corral are required; unattended fowl must stay confined.
- Manure must be stored in tightly covered metal containers.
- Board of Health ordinance; violations carry fines up to $500.
What about ducks?
Yes, with a permit. Phillipsburg's permit rule covers fowl and any other domestic animal besides cats and dogs, so ducks count toward the same 5-bird limit on lots under 3 acres.
§§ 172-1, 172-8: "upon parcels of land less than three acres, no more than five fowl, or two other animals, except cats or dogs, shall be kept by any one applicant at any one location." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Town of Phillipsburg?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Warren 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.
Chicken rules in nearby Warren County towns
Compare them side by side in the Warren County table.
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