Backyard chickens are allowed in most Broome County towns. City of Binghamton permits up to 6 hens, no roosters, with coop setback 10 ft from property line. Rural towns (Maine, Chenango, Conklin, Kirkwood) are generally permissive. Johnson City and Endicott have tighter limits on lot size and coop location.
Binghamton City Code Ch. 107 Art. VI allows up to 6 hens per single-family residential lot; roosters are prohibited, coops must be at least 10 feet from any property line and 25 feet from a neighboring dwelling, and slaughter on premises is banned. Johnson City Village permits hens on lots over 10,000 sq ft with similar setbacks. Endicott Village allows up to 4 hens. Rural towns including Maine, Chenango, Conklin, and Kirkwood generally permit poultry as agricultural use with no numeric cap, though setbacks apply. Town of Vestal allows chickens only in Agricultural zones. HOAs and deed restrictions may still prohibit keeping chickens.
Binghamton violations $50-$250 first offense; running-at-large chickens can be impounded. Repeat offenders face up to $500.
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