Vance family installs Victorian-style chicken coop at vice presidential residence | CNN Politics

Chicks are flocking to the vice presidential residence. 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. And while the coop might look like it belongs on Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Waco, Texas, farmhouse property, it was designed by Carolina Coops — at no cost to taxpayers — 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. 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’s surrounded by gravel and potted plants overlooking a fenced yard with a view of Washington’s National Cathedral, according to images shared with CNN. 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. “Seeing our work become part of a historic residence l

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