Can you keep chickens in Township of Wall, NJ?
Yes, with a zoning permit. Since September 2025 Wall allows backyard chicken coops on single-family lots: up to 12 chickens on lots under 60,000 sq ft and 18 on larger lots, no roosters on lots under 5 acres, coop and run in the rear yard only.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 12 (18 on lots of 60,000 sq ft or more) |
| Roosters | Prohibited on residential lots under 5 acres |
| Permit | Zoning permit required |
| Coop setback | 10 ft rear/side (25 ft on lots of 60,000 sq ft or more) |
| Lot size | No minimum; coop + run max 120 sq ft under 20,000 sq ft lots, 180 sq ft above |
| Rule adopted | Sept 2025 |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- The coop and run go in the rear yard only; coop max 12 ft tall, run max 6 ft.
- Coop at least 4 x 6 ft with an attached, fully enclosed run of at least 4 x 10 ft, fenced or netted overhead; birds may not roam.
- No selling chickens; feed kept in covered metal containers inside the coop; droppings collected weekly.
- Farms of 5+ acres follow good agricultural practices instead of the table.
What about ducks?
Wall's 2025 coop rule allows backyard chickens only (up to 12 on most lots, with a zoning permit). The code says nothing about ducks, so check with the zoning officer before keeping them.
§ 140-208.1; § 140-17: "Accessory chicken coops shall be permitted on single-family residential and farm properties, provided a zoning permit is first obtained from the Zoning Officer" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Wall?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Monmouth 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.
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