- Vice President JD Vance added a dozen chicks and a custom, Victorian-style chicken coop to the Naval Observatory grounds — the coop was built to echo the residence’s turret and trim.
- The coop was donated and built by North Carolina company Carolina Coops (reportedly not using taxpayer money) and was unveiled at a family event where local 4‑H students helped teach kids about the flock.
- Backyard chickens are enjoying a resurgence (about 11 million U.S. households), and the addition ties into Vance’s past campaign quips about egg prices — an easy small-talk angle.
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