Can you keep chickens in Township of West Deptford, NJ?
Only on larger lots. West Deptford treats poultry as an accessory farm use in its residence districts and requires at least five acres, with any coop set back 100 feet from every street and property line.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Coop or barn at least 100 feet from every street line and property line |
| Lot size | Min. 5 acres |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Poultry keeping is allowed only as an accessory to an agricultural or farm use in the R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-6 Residence Districts.
- There is no backyard chicken license program in the code.
- Searches of the code for chicken, fowl and hens turned up no keeping rules beyond this zoning section.
What about ducks?
Only on larger lots. West Deptford allows keeping poultry, which includes ducks, only as an accessory farm use on at least five acres.
§ 166-14: "the keeping of poultry, horses and livestock other than pigs as an accessory use, provided that:(a) A minimum lot area of five acres is provided for the keeping of horses or the raising of poultry." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of West Deptford?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Gloucester 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 Gloucester County towns
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