Ginger

Ginger is a recent proposed gene discovered in the United States by Michael Rose with Southwest Gamebirds and sold by Rebecca Lynch of Thieving Otter Farm. It was released in the SSSS Collection in 2023, though it was in the United States before the release. Ginger dilutes the color of the bird but doesn't change the underlying pattern.

It looks very similar to Roux, making the whole bird a few shades lighter than both Roux and Sex-linked Brown. It is sex-linked recessive, just as Roux is, meaning that if paired correctly, chicks can be sexed at hatch based on color alone.

Breeding with Ginger:

Ginger Male x Ginger Female = 100% Ginger chicks

Ginger Male x Clean Female = Ginger females, het. Ginger males

Clean Male x Ginger Female = 100% clean female chicks, 100% het. Ginger male chicks

Het. Ginger male x Ginger Female = 50% Ginger female chicks, 50% clean female chicks, 50% het. Ginger male chicks, 50% Ginger male chicks

Het. Ginger male x Clean Female = 50% clean female chicks, 50% Ginger female chicks, 50% het. Ginger male chicks, 50% clean male chicks.

Note: it is impossible to have a heterozygous female chick, as females can only have one Z chromosome, and the "pair" or the W chromosome is short, meaning it forces the recessive mutation to show even with only one copy. This is called Hemizygous. Refer to the genetics series if you would like to read more.