Backyard chicken laws in Michigan
8 of the 20 Michigan 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 Michigan cities
Click your city for hen limits, permits, setbacks, and the official code — verified and cited.
Ann Arbor✓ Allowed · 6 hensBattle Creek✓ Allowed · 6 hensDearborn◐ ConditionalDearborn Heights✗ Not allowedDetroit✓ Allowed · 8 hensFarmington Hills◐ Conditional · 4 hensFlint✗ Not allowedGrand Rapids✓ AllowedKalamazoo✗ Not allowedLansing✓ Allowed · 5 hensLivonia◐ ConditionalNovi✗ Not allowedPontiac◐ Conditional · 3 hensSouthfield✓ AllowedSterling Heights◐ ConditionalTaylor? UnclearTroy◐ ConditionalWarren✓ Allowed · 4 hensWestland◐ ConditionalWyoming✓ Allowed · 4 hens
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