Posted on 08/06/2026 5:52:27 AM PDT by MtnClimber
A custom, American-made chicken coop has been installed at the historic Naval Observatory, the official residence of Vice President JD Vance.
To respect the heritage of the site, the coop was designed to match the architectural elements of the historic facility, a spokesperson for the vice president told Fox News Digital.
A source familiar with the project noted the coop was built at no cost to American taxpayers.
The coop was crafted by Carolina Coops, an American-owned, family-operated small business that has spent the last 18 years handcrafting premium chicken coops in the U.S.
Founded in 2008 by Matt and Gnon DuBoise, the company began as a personal quest for fresh eggs and grew into a globally recognized business known for its craftsmanship, woodworking and animal care.
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The Vance children will take care of the chickens and have already named them. The left just found out about this and they are going bonkers. I heard a story about one leftist who wants the VP arrested.
Stories like this never end well. My stepfather had is daughters (my step-sisters) raise chickens. The girls came to view them as pets. Then one day they had a chicken dinner and my stepfather let slip where it came from . . . . .
Chickens are a fabulous way to teach children discipline and commitment.
My son has built a coop and has 11 chickens. The 5 young children are in charge of care, feeding and egg gathering. Of course the chickens all have names.
And the eggs are WAYYYYYY better than the store bought crap.
EC
Isn’t that Jefferson’s place?
This is an insane level of obsession that only the Post could pull off:
So who exactly will be raising the hens? And why are the Vances taking on this project? For eggs? For educational purposes? For feathered pets? A spokesman for Vance did not respond to multiple emails seeking comment.
The Washington Post turned to former and current backyard chicken keepers to gather insights on what may be going on at Number One Observatory Circle. We also talked to the guy who built the pricey coop. We even checked with a city official to discuss whether the Vances are following the proper protocols to raise hens in Washington.
They tried to get the VP mansion in trouble with DC zoning regulations because they're mad a company donated an expensive chicken coop 😂
They're crazy!
Awesome.
And of course the left is going bonkers.
Chicken Condominium....................
You can take the Hillbilly out of the hills...
Many people have chicken coops now. A source of food. Fresh eggs.
Nothing wrong about this at all.
Raising chickens is an excellent way to teach a kid work ethics and responsibility.
This is one of the best methods of teaching children responsibility.
I had a flock of 200 birds, free range. The deal was that my children took turns watering, feeding, and gathering the eggs. They got all the money from selling eggs and I paid for the feed. That was their allowance.
My daughter was four years old, and the big mean white rooster used to chase her and flop her every time she went to collect eggs. She came in the house crying, feeling overwhelmed and helpless.
I gave her one of those big “Fat Albert” whiffle ball bats and went with her to the chicken house. At first she was timid and afraid, until her swing hit a home run on the rooster coming at her. Soon she was chasing the rooster with the bat. It never came near her again.
That single event changed my daughter’s personality in a very positive way. No longer was she timid in life. I used to joke that I pitied my daughter’s future husband as she wore the pants.
I taught the kids how to hypnotize chickens and they would play a game to see how many chickens they could hypnotize and line up on the fence rail.
I highly recommend a flock of chickens to teach children responsibility. I’ll never forget my son eating breakfast and I asked him if he fed the chickens. (They were always to be fed before we ate.) He replied “No, I’m hungry.” I replied, “So are the chickens and they can’t feed themselves.” Lesson learned.
That’s very nice.....
How about he does his CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED JOB and preside over the senate...
Every day it is in session....
He calls it to order, dismisses it for the day, and can send it into recess, you know, the kind where one or two guys simply cannot call the senate to order and, ya know, let the president make recess appointments...
Hmmmmmm, I wonder.....
Hmmmm.... is right.
Excellent points.
Why hasn’t he fired the Parliamentarian?
Can POTUS direct him to do these things you’ve suggested?
Both my wife and I both grew up with chickens. In my case we had 40 acres and a wide variety of other types of farm animals along with cats and dogs. I really could not care less that the ignorant make fun of things that they do not understand, but it is a little sad.
Supervised animal husbandry and other types of 4H projects are very worthwhile pursuits for children especially. This type of activity not only teaches responsibility but gives kids especially a real sense and connection of what our place in the world is. It is far better for them than wasting their time with video games, phones and other electronic trinkets.
The best and most well-balanced young people I know have had these types of experiences and upbringing. Kids who have never gotten their hands dirty working and playing with animals are missing something important in their lives. This deficit is one of the many problems with so many people in our society.
Coffee and Covid had a great take on this a short while back.
Jeff Childers is Awesome!
POTUS does not need to direct him...
the Constitution has already given him that authority...
Over the decades that authority has been passed to a made up entity called majority leader (not capitalized on purpose) so the Vice President can just relax.
The only way out of this mess is the constitution, as written.
Enforce it!!
WGAF?
Vance does what the President asks him to do. If he did not, well, Pirro found out, along with some others.
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