Can you keep chickens in Township of Robbinsville, NJ?
Robbinsville allows chickens only as farm livestock under its zoning code, a minimum of 5 acres for every 2 animals, in the rural districts only, with 100-foot setbacks, so ordinary backyard flocks aren't permitted.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | No |
| Hens | Counted as farm livestock: a minimum of 5 acres for every 2 animals |
| Roosters | Not addressed |
| Permit | No chicken license; zoning-governed |
| Coop setback | Fowl shelter no closer than 100 ft to any property or street line or any dwelling on the same lot |
| Lot size | 5 acres per 2 animals; commercial poultry farms need 50+ acres |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Keeping fowl is a permitted use only in the rural-residential and low-density districts, in areas classified as farms.
- The animals chapter doesn't regulate chicken-keeping, and there's no small-lot backyard-hen allowance.
- This is the former Washington Township (Mercer), renamed Robbinsville.
What about ducks?
Probably only as farm livestock on large rural lots, but not spelled out. Robbinsville's rules cover 'fowl or other farm livestock' without defining fowl or mentioning ducks, so confirm with the township.
§§ 142-13, 142-16, 142-33D, 142-108: "If ponies, horses, cows, sheep, fowl or other farm livestock are kept on any property" Duck coops we build.
We build across Mercer County
Township of Robbinsville doesn't allow backyard chickens today, but ordinances change, and we build custom sheds and animal structures on-site throughout Mercer County and all of New Jersey. If a coop is in your plans, we can help you sort out where it's allowed nearby.
Chicken rules in nearby Mercer County towns
Compare them side by side in the Mercer County table.
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