Backyard chicken laws in Connecticut
9 of the 19 Connecticut 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 Connecticut cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Bridgeport◐ ConditionalBristol✓ Allowed · 12 hensDanbury✗ Not allowedEast Hartford◐ ConditionalGreenwich◐ Conditional · 9 hensHamden✓ Allowed · 6 hensHartford✓ Allowed · 6 hensManchester✓ Allowed · 12 hensMeriden◐ Conditional · 12 hensMiddletown◐ ConditionalMilford◐ Conditional · 5 hensNew Haven✓ Allowed · 6 hensNorwalk✓ Allowed · 12 hensShelton◐ Conditional · 10 hensStamford✓ AllowedStratford✓ AllowedWaterbury◐ ConditionalWest Hartford✗ Not allowedWest Haven✓ Allowed · 4 hens
Don't see your city?
Submit it to be added to our directory — we'll research the official ordinance and email you the verified rules once it's live.