Vice President's Residence Welcomes Chicken Coop and Chicks

WHO:

ABC News - Vice President JD Vance

ABC News - Matthew DuBoise, owner and founder of Carolina Coops

AP News - Local 4-H students

WHAT:

ABC News - JD Vance added a chicken coop and a dozen baby chicks to his residence.

ABC News - The chicken coop features a round turret and faux slate roof.

AP News - The coop was custom-built and completed on May 29.

AP News - The coop was built without taxpayer money.

AP News - A 2025 survey found that 11 million U.S. households had backyard chickens.

AP News - Vance's family picked out 12 chicks to start their flock.

WHERE:

ABC News - U.S. Naval Observatory

WHEN:

AP News - The coop was completed on May 29.

AP News - The family event where local 4-H students taught about the coop occurred over the weekend.

WHY:

ABC News - Matthew DuBoise described the project as something "amazing to do for this country" and a "place of history and a place of significance."

AP News - Vance often discussed the high price of eggs as an indicator of inflation during his 2024 campaign.

HOW:

ABC News - The coop was designed to resemble the Victorian home where the Vance family lives.

AP News - DuBoise oversaw the installation and provided advice to Vance and his family.

(UPDATED June 9, 2026 04:23 UTC)

Vice President JD Vance recently added a custom-built chicken coop, designed to resemble his Victorian home, to his residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory, featuring a round turret and faux slate roof. The coop, which was completed on May 29, came with a dozen baby chicks that Vance's family selected to start their flock, and the project was funded entirely without taxpayer money. Local 4-H students participated in a family event over the weekend to teach about the coop, which Matthew DuBoise, the owner and founder of Carolina Coops, described as an "amazing" project for the country.