Cattle avoid shadows. Striped shadows and contrasting patterns will cause balking. Cattle in the dark will move towards the light. If you are loading at night, use frosted light to shine into the truck. Avoid glare in their faces.
Livestock tend to balk if they have to look into the sun.
Face your loading chute and squeeze north-south for summer handling. Cattle may refuse to enter a dark, indoor working chute from a bright, outside crowding pen. Extend the chute outside the building or cover the crowding area. Response to Movement Cattle balk at moving or flapping objects. Use solid sides for the construction of crowding pens, single file chutes and loading chutes.