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Hatch rate is one of the most important success indicators of breeding and incubation management.

Hatch rate is usually calculated two ways: by total eggs and by fertile eggs. Tracking both together shows whether the problem is fertility or incubation conditions.

Fertility rate relates to the pairing's compatibility and health, while hatch rate depends on incubator temperature, humidity and turning conditions.

Tarliva records eggs set, fertile eggs and chicks hatched for each incubation batch and calculates fertility and hatch rates automatically. So you base breeding decisions on data.