Cattle Flight Zones Dr. Grandin talks to cattle owners about how to move cattle calmly. She teaches the owners how to know where the flight zone and point of balance are for the cattle. The flight zone is how far from the animal a person must stay to keep the animal calm. The picture below shows the flight zone and point of balance for cattle.. Moving animals using the flight zone concept: To make an animal move forward: stand in the dark shaded area marked in the flight zone diagram. To cause the animal to back up: stand in front of the point of balance marked in the diagram. A flag on the end of a stick can be used to sort cattle by moving it back and forth across the point of balance.
The flight zone is the animal's personal space, an invisible bubble surrounding every animal. Learn how flight zone and point of balance make cattle handling safer and more efficient.. The flight zone (comfort zone) is an animal's personal space. The flight zone may be 5-25 feet for tame or feedlot cattle and 300 feet or more for some wild cattle.