Using carpentry skills he learned growing up in the Amish community, Lee Borkholder works inside a chicken coop bound for a customer in California last week at his shop in the Bitterroot Valley.

STEVENSVILLE - When Mark Stoltzfus received the first phone call about building an Amish-style chicken coop, he didn't interpret the odd query as a niche business opportunity.

STEVENSVILLE - When Mark Stoltzfus received the first phone call about building an Amish-style chicken coop, he didn't interpret the odd query as a niche business opportunity.