Backyard chicken laws in Wisconsin
11 of the 20 Wisconsin 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.
How many hens can you keep?
All Wisconsin cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Appleton✓ Allowed · 6 hensBeloit✓ Allowed · 4 hensBrookfield◐ ConditionalEau Claire◐ Conditional · 5 hensFond du Lac✓ Allowed · 4 hensGreen Bay✓ Allowed · 5 hensGreenfield✗ Not allowed · 0 hensJanesville✓ Allowed · 4 hensKenosha◐ Conditional · 4 hensLa Crosse✓ Allowed · 8 hensMadison✓ Allowed · 8 hensMilwaukee◐ Conditional · 4 hensNew Berlin◐ Conditional · 4 hensOshkosh✓ Allowed · 6 hensRacine◐ Conditional · 4 hensSheboygan✓ AllowedWaukesha✓ Allowed · 4 hensWausau◐ Conditional · 4 hensWauwatosa✓ Allowed · 4 hensWest Allis✗ Not allowed · 0 hens
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