{"id":2235,"date":"2026-06-09T19:35:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2235"},"modified":"2026-06-09T19:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:35:24","slug":"vance-family-installs-victorian-style-chicken-coop-at-vice-presidential-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2235","title":{"rendered":"Vance family installs Victorian-style chicken coop at vice presidential residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Vice President JD Vance and his family have added a Victorian-style chicken coop to the US Naval Observatory.<\/li>\n<li>The custom coop was designed to match the historic residence and will house a dozen chickens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Chicks are flocking to the vice presidential residence.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Vice President JD Vance and his family are welcoming a dozen chickens to their growing brood, installing a new custom coop at the US Naval Observatory.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2231\">NASA reveals Artemis III crew that will take the next big step on its journey back to the moon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            And while the coop might look like it belongs on Chip and Joanna Gaines\u2019 Waco, Texas, farmhouse property, it was designed by Carolina Coops \u2014 at no cost to taxpayers \u2014 to reflect the storied vice presidential residence, according to a source familiar with the matter. The coop draws from architectural elements of the Queen Anne Victorian style of Number One Observatory Circle, where vice presidents have lived with their families for decades.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The birds will come home to roost inside the large, white, farm-inspired structure with an attached turret entryway, green door and faux slate roof. It\u2019s surrounded by gravel and potted plants overlooking a fenced yard with a view of Washington\u2019s National Cathedral, according to images shared with CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Guests at a camp-themed party at the Vance home this weekend got a first look at the coop, according to the source familiar, along with a 4-H demonstration from local students.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cSeeing our work become part of a historic residence like the Naval Observatory is a milestone I will never forget,\u201d said Carolina Coops owner Matt DuBoise.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Once grown, the chicks will provide farm-fresh eggs to the Naval Observatory \u2014 including for Vance\u2019s children, whom he once joked on the campaign trail \u201cactually eat about 14 eggs every single morning.\u201d That appearance at a grocery store drew some scrutiny at the time for his exaggeration, though Vance used the visit more broadly to draw attention to inflated egg prices.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2227\">FDA approves new sunscreen ingredient used for years in Europe and Asia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The Vances are jumping into the popular urban farming trend; according to the American Pet Products Association\u2019s latest pet owners survey, 9 million US households own backyard chickens. And they\u2019re not the first second family to introduce new animals to the Naval Observatory \u2014 second lady Karen Pence unveiled a backyard beehive in 2017.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The new chicken coop, designed by Carolina Coops, came at no cost to taxpayers, according to a source familiar with the matter.\" class=\"wp-image-2234\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/487ce6f5c96a49bb68d28f218fb171fe.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/487ce6f5c96a49bb68d28f218fb171fe.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/487ce6f5c96a49bb68d28f218fb171fe-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>The new chicken coop, designed by Carolina Coops, came at no cost to taxpayers, according to a source familiar with the matter.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Office of the Vice President<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The chicks arrived just before another new member of the vice president\u2019s family: Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child this summer, a baby boy due in late July.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It also comes as the vice president is weighing a potential 2028 GOP presidential bid, which his wife weighed in on in a recent interview.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI think JD would make a great anything he\u2019d like to be,\u201d Usha Vance told ABC News\u2019 Linsey Davis.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Pressed on whether she\u2019d like to see her husband be president, she said, \u201cI am not a particularly politically ambitious person. I would like to see him happy. I would like to see him making contributions that matter, and whatever form that takes is a form that I\u2019ll be supportive of.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2221\">These teens are vying to win Trump\u2019s civics contest. 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