Can you keep chickens in Borough of Shiloh, NJ?
Only on larger lots. Shiloh permits farm and general purpose agriculture, which includes raising poultry, in the A and R-1 zones, defines a farm as at least 5 acres, and bars housing animals within 100 feet of a property or street line.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | 100 ft from property and street lines |
| Lot size | Not specified |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- A farm is defined as at least 5 acres used for general purpose agriculture, including raising poultry.
- The A zone lists a 5-acre minimum lot for farm use; R-1 allows agriculture as permitted in the A zone.
- Poultry farms need a County Agricultural Agent opinion and site plan information (Sec. 6.29).
- Source is the Development Ordinance as amended in 1999, posted as a scanned PDF; no codified code is online.
What about ducks?
Probably treated like chickens on 5-acre farms, but Shiloh's ordinance never defines poultry or mentions ducks. Confirm with the borough.
Farm definition; Schedule A-1 and A-2: "used for general purpose agriculture, which includes the raising of agricultural or horticultural products, livestock, poultry and their resultant products" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Shiloh?
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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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