JD Vance's new chicken coop puts spotlight on growing American backyard trend that family has 'loved'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Matt DuBoise, founder and CEO of Carolina Coops in North Carolina, tells Fox News Digital how the pandemic sparked interest in producing meals at home and why raising chickens provides health, educational and lifestyle benefits for families. Matt DuBoise has built chicken coops for many well-known people, including Mike Tyson and four-time World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw. But when he got the call saying Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance wanted him to construct a Carolina Coop at 1 Observatory Circle, their residence in Washington, D.C., he got goosebumps. "The rush, the euphoria, it's hard to describe what that feeling is like," DuBoise told Fox News Digital. DuBoise quickly realized that he and his employees had their work cut out for them. MORE AMERICANS SEEK EGGS AT HOME AS CHICKEN COOP INTEREST SURGES: WHAT EXPERTS WANT YOU TO K