NC · verified 2026-10-21

Asheboro, NC

Q: How many hens can I keep in Asheboro, NC?

Up to 8 hens. The code says: “Between three and eight chicken hens or other fowl may be kept on any single lot or parcel in the city if the following conditions are satisfied:”

Q: Are roosters allowed in Asheboro, NC?

Banned. The code says: “Due to the excessive noise created by the following animals, the keeping of roosters and geese is prohibited within the corporate limits of the City of Asheboro.”

Q: What is the coop setback in Asheboro, NC?

30 ft. The code says: “No outdoor coop or enclosure used for keeping fowl is permitted within 30 feet of any property line or public street right-of-way line, and no such outdoor coop or enclosure may be located within 100 feet of a hospital, school, eating establishment, or dwelling other than the dwelling of the owner of the fowl.”

Short answerYes: the City of Asheboro code allows up to 8 birds; roosters are banned; the cited code does not mention a permit; and the coop setback is 30 ft.

Buying notes for backyard hens inside the City of Asheboro corporate limits. HOA covenants and county rules outside city limits can differ.

Heads up: These rules apply inside the City of Asheboro corporate limits only. An HOA or neighborhood covenant can still ban hens. Those private rules are usually not public, so HenCheck does not look them up.

Primary source: § 91.27 Keeping of domestic fowl.

At a glance

Hen cap: Up to 8 hens
Roosters: Banned
Permit & fee: Code does not mention a permit
Setback: 30 ft

Code cite: § 91.27 Keeping of domestic fowl.

The rule, quoted

Word for word from § 91.27 Keeping of domestic fowl.

How many hens

“Between three and eight chicken hens or other fowl may be kept on any single lot or parcel in the city if the following conditions are satisfied:”

Up to 2 hens need only avoid being a nuisance. Keeping 3 to 8 requires a coop that meets the 30 ft and 100 ft distances.

§ 91.27 Keeping of domestic fowl.

Roosters

“Due to the excessive noise created by the following animals, the keeping of roosters and geese is prohibited within the corporate limits of the City of Asheboro.”

Permit and fee

Code does not mention a permit. Ask the city whether a permit is needed before you buy birds.

Setback / screening

“No outdoor coop or enclosure used for keeping fowl is permitted within 30 feet of any property line or public street right-of-way line, and no such outdoor coop or enclosure may be located within 100 feet of a hospital, school, eating establishment, or dwelling other than the dwelling of the owner of the fowl.”

30 ft from property and street lines and 100 ft from any neighbor's home (applies when keeping 3 to 8).

Also in this section

“Up to two chicken hens or other fowl may be kept by a household within the corporate limits of the City of Asheboro so long as the fowl do not, by reason of noise, odor, or attraction of flies, become a nuisance or health hazard.”

What to buy

Named products and shops are real. Confirm stock, shipping, and that the vet still sees poultry before you spend money.

Shared Piedmont Triad, NC metro list: same stores for every city in this metro.

Hatchery

Cackle Hatchery

Ships live chicks to North Carolina via USPS Priority Mail. Cackle's FAQ lists North Carolina among the states it ships to, with chicks going out Mondays and Wednesdays from February to August and Wednesdays only from August to late October. Order sexed pullets if your city bans roosters or does not address them.

Order chicks

Feed store

Tractor Supply — Greensboro (#2120)

Greensboro — 4104 South Elm Eugene St, Greensboro, NC 27406. (336) 333-3033. Store page lists livestock feed and farm supplies, including chicken coops, waterers and feeders.

Store page

Coop

OverEZ Medium Chicken Coop with Wooden 8 ft Chicken Run

Dimensions: Coop 50¼ in L × 52½ in W × 62¼ in H (includes nesting box), sized by OverEZ for up to 10 chickens; Wooden 8 ft run 8 ft W × 8 ft L × 6 ft 3 in H

Price: Coop $1,699.00 (Classic or Coastal finish; the Farmhouse finish was out of stock); Wooden 8 ft run $1,899.00. Prices as shown on overezchickencoop.com on 2026-10-21. OverEZ lists its smaller 5-chicken coop as out of stock.

The coop footprint is about 4.2 ft × 4.4 ft and the run is 8 ft × 8 ft, so with the coop at the end of the run plan on roughly 8 ft × 12.5 ft. Measure your setback from the cited code before you pick a spot, and check any height limit: the run is 6 ft 3 in tall. OverEZ ships coops and runs by tractor-trailer freight to the end of your driveway; homes on islands or on roads a truck cannot reach may need to pick up at a freight terminal.

Coop product · Runs

Vet

No verified poultry vet yet

We have not confirmed a clinic here that says it treats chickens. Call local vets and ask before you need one.

Verified 2026-10-21 against § 91.27 Keeping of domestic fowl. at https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/asheboro/latest/asheboro_nc/0-0-0-16254. Read the live code before you build or order birds.