Can you keep chickens in City of Rahway, NJ?
Rahway has no hen-keeping ordinance. It only bans crowing roosters, and is silent on hens, so whether you can keep a few would turn on the zoning code. Confirm with the city.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Unclear |
| Hens | Not specified |
| Roosters | Crowing roosters prohibited |
| Permit | No poultry permit exists |
| Coop setback | Not specified |
| Lot size | Not specified |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- The animals chapter caps only dogs and cats (5); poultry isn't covered there.
- The only fowl-specific rule is the crowing-rooster ban (2024).
- Hens aren't affirmatively authorized; check with Rahway zoning.
What about ducks?
Rahway's only bird rule bans crowing roosters. Nothing in the code allows, limits or bans ducks, so ask the city before keeping them.
§ 141-23.3: "It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain a crowing rooster within the City of Rahway." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in City of Rahway?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Union 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 Union County towns
Compare them side by side in the Union County table.
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