Can you keep chickens in Wyckoff Township, NJ?
Wyckoff has no dedicated backyard-chicken ordinance. The code treats poultry as an agricultural or farm use, and its only direct rule is that farm animals, including poultry, stay confined within your property lines. Whether hens are allowed on a given lot comes down to that zone's permitted uses, so confirm with the township zoning officer.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Unclear |
| Hens | Not specified |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Not specified |
| Lot size | Not specified |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- There is no standalone chicken, fowl, or poultry chapter in the township code.
- Farm animals, including poultry, must be confined within property lines (§ 186-22O(5)).
- Poultry appears only inside the zoning definition of a farm, so keeping hens is treated as a farm use tied to your zone.
What about ducks?
Unclear. Wyckoff only says farm animals, including poultry, must stay within property lines; it never defines poultry or mentions ducks, so check with the township.
§ 186-22O(5): "Farm animals, including poultry, shall be confined within property lines" Duck coops we build.
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