Matt DuBoise
ON THE RECORD · 22 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I can't thank my team enough,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise praises his team for working in the rain to finish the coop on time.
“I was, like, 'Wow, I love this.' They are just such down-to-earth people. It was so much fun to talk to them.”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise shares his positive impression of the Vances' down-to-earth demeanor.
“The second family is into it,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise notes that the second family has an authentic interest in raising chickens.
“They didn't just get chickens to be hip. Especially the vice president. I didn't expect him to be so into the chickens, even though it makes sense because he's the one who wanted the chicken coop there. But I was just so happy [with] all the questions he had about them.”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise comments on JD Vance's unexpected enthusiasm and curiosity about the chickens.
“Their chickens are just thriving, and the kids are having so much fun,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise talks about a coop his company donated to a school in Harlem.
“The second family is into it. They didn't just get chickens to be hip.”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise highlights the Vance family's genuine enthusiasm for keeping chickens.
“And I went to my chief designer and said, 'Use that turret somehow.' He just said, 'I'm on it.'”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise describes his conversation with his chief designer about matching the residence's turret.
“was kind of starstruck”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise describes his reaction when first meeting JD and Usha Vance.
“So I just absolutely love what the chicken coop and having chickens can do for families.”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise describes the positive impact keeping chickens can have on families.
“It's so much healthier for you when you're eating those fresh, backyard eggs,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise points out the health benefits of eating fresh, backyard eggs.
“That made it that much more difficult, but we did it.”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise reflects on overcoming the difficulty of constructing a round hen house.
“It's also such a great classroom for the kids,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise notes that chicken coops can serve as educational tools for children.
“all the normal questions most people have when they're brand-new to keeping chickens,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise recalls the types of questions the Vances asked about chicken keeping.
“Keep in mind the hen house area is round,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise explains the technical challenge of building the round hen house.
“The real fun began.”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise reflects on the start of building after the Vances approved the coop design.
“When JD came out, he's in a T-shirt that says something about Lake Erie. And then Usha is in overalls,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise describes meeting the Vances in casual clothing at their residence.
“The rush, the euphoria, it's hard to describe what that feeling is like,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise describes his excitement upon being asked to build a chicken coop for the vice president.
“You can't miss that turret in the upper right-hand corner”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise discusses incorporating architectural features of the residence into the coop's design.
“They love those chickens,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise mentions how much the Vance children love their new chickens.
“The second lady has an initiative for childhood literacy, and [the Vance children] painted their favorite books on some bricks for the coop-scaping art. Usha told us her children love to come out and read to the chickens.”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise shares details about how the Vance children incorporate books and reading into their chicken coop routine.
“We had to work in the rain almost every single day to get that coop done in time.”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise describes the difficult weather conditions his team faced to meet the tight deadline.
“I want everyone to be able to have a chicken coop — and we have a chicken coop for everyone, even people in the city,”
Matt DuBoise · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Matt DuBoise expresses his goal to make chicken keeping accessible to everyone, including city dwellers.