Chocobo Ranch (Type-0)

Chocobo Ranch is a location in Akademeia in Final Fantasy Type-0. It is accessed from the portal in Akademeia lobby. At the ranch the cadets can interact with chocobos and their chicklings, and ride a chocobo in the pen.

Chocobos are used as steeds for war by the Dominion of Rubrum forces, and thus the breeding of chocobos is overseen by the Central Command. Cadets, albeit not part of the army, can also ride and breed chocobos.

Rubicus
''As part of the dominion legions' initiative to improve their armaments and overall preparedness, Central Command proposed the formation of Chocobo Squads in the year 689. Hoping to take advantage of these birds found all over Orience, scientists at Akademeia began investigating ways to raise and equip chocobos for use in battle.''
 * Gla. XXIV, 689 RG Establishment of the Chocobo Ranch

''Through various studies, researchers discovered chocobos to be extremely agile creatures. They concluded that, by equipping these birds for combat, they could dramatically improve their troops' mobility. Consequently, the chocobos were officially adopted into the military, and the Third Armory Guild was established to facilitate chocobo breeding.''

''The guild not only bred chocobos, but also raised them so as to cultivate their abilities. After war broke out, however, due to a lack of staff and an exceedingly high number of casualties in the field, the guild devolved into little more than a holding place for the chocobos. Furthermore, the official name--"the Third Armory Guild"--fell out of use, and virtually everyone around Akademeia refers to the facility as the chocobo ranch.''

Story
When Ace and his siblings visited Akademeia during his plans on joining the academy as an Agito Cadet, he visited the Chocobo Ranch as he is fond of chocobos. At the ranch he met Izana Kunagiri, a legion soldier, and befriended him. Izana told Ace about his brother, Machina, and how he had let him name his chocobo, ending up with "Chichiri". Izana and Chichiri later perish in the Capital Liberation, and all memories of Izana are erased from the minds of living. Machina still visits the ranch but cannot understand the sadness it evokes in him, wondering if "Chichiri" would be a suitable name for a chocobo. Ace later has a dream of meeting Izana at the stables.

Chocobo Breeding
During free time the player can visit the ranch and breed chocobos at the stables with the chocobos they currently have in their inventory and greens.