Can you keep chickens in Township of Quinton, NJ?
Only on larger lots. Quinton allows farm and agricultural uses in its residential zones only on lots of at least 5 acres, with fowl shelters at least 200 feet from property lines.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | 200 ft from property lines; 100 ft from a dwelling on the same lot |
| Lot size | Not specified |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Farm and agricultural uses are permitted in the P-BR, R-1, R-2 and VR districts, subject to § 170-38G.
- Section 170-38G requires a lot of at least 5 acres for farm and agricultural uses.
- A farm with more than 10 fowl per acre is defined as an intensive fowl or livestock farm.
- Any use not permitted by the zoning is prohibited (§ 170-14).
What about ducks?
Ducks follow the same rule as chickens. Farm uses in residential zones need lots of at least 5 acres, and shelters for fowl of any kind must sit at least 200 feet from property lines.
§ 170-38G: "No building or structure used for shelter or enclosure of fowl, game, horses, farm livestock or adult dogs shall be closer to any property line than 200 feet." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Quinton?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Salem 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 Salem County towns
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