Backyard chicken laws in Delaware

1 of the 16 Delaware cities we’ve verified allow backyard chickens outright; the rest allow them conditionally by zone or lot size. Select your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code.

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Bridgeville✗ Not allowed Delmar✗ Not allowed Dover✓ Allowed · 5 hens Elsmere✗ Not allowed Georgetown◐ Conditional Harrington✗ Not allowed Lewes✗ Not allowed Middletown✗ Not allowed Milford✗ Not allowed Millsboro◐ Conditional Milton◐ Conditional New Castle◐ Conditional Newark◐ Conditional · 6 hens Rehoboth Beach✗ Not allowed Smyrna◐ Conditional · 5 hens Wilmington✗ Not allowed

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