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The Chico Basin Ranch is a working cattle ranch thirty minutes southeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Chico Basin is owned by the Colorado State Land Board, and managed by Ranchlands, Duke and Janet Phillips' family based ranch management company.The cattle raised on the ranch are grass fed and no hormones added.Working cowboys tend to the cattle primarily using quarter horses born and trained on the ranch.The Chico Basin now has a horse sanctuary for old or injured horses.Not only is the Chico Basin a working cattle ranch, it is also a wildlife preserve. The Chico Basin works with the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory to band migratory birds. This activity is also open to schools and universities to come and learn about birds.Free programs are offered to all ages of children and adults to learn about wildlife and ranch life.

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