Can you keep chickens in Borough of Woodbine, NJ?

The rules at a glance

Good to know

• Hens by lot size: 2 on 5,000 sq ft, 3 on 10,000, 4 on 15,000, 5 on 30,000 and 6 on 40,000 sq ft.
• Male chicks must be removed by 3 months of age or when they start crowing, whichever comes first.
• Coop must be fully enclosed, at most 6 ft tall, at least 6 sq ft or 2 sq ft per hen, whichever is greater, and no bigger than a tool shed.
• A fenced run up to 6 ft tall and 100 to 400 sq ft is allowed; renters need the landlord's written permission.

What about ducks?

Unclear. Woodbine's residential agriculture rule allows keeping farm animals for enjoyment in the ARR, FAR, R1 and R2 zones, but its limits and permit rules are written for chickens and horses only and never mention ducks. Ask the zoning officer.

§ 26-23.8; § 26-2.1 (Residential agriculture): "the keeping of farm animals for the enjoyment of the residents on the properties and not for commercial purposes" Duck coops we build.

Building a coop in Borough of Woodbine?

Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Cape May 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.