Can I get a black Maran out of this result

I'm a little confused.
You say he has a cuckoo parent and a black parent but also that he came from cackle.
If he came directly from cackle why would you think he has a black parent.
He would have two cuckoo parents if from a hatchery.

If he is indeed from a cuckoo Xs black cross then he only has one barring gene and would pass it to half his offspring but the other half would not get a barring gene and would be black.
If he is a pure cuckoo cross him with the blacks and then cross one of those cockerels to blacks and you will get 1/2 offspring being black.
I ment to say that his father is from Cackle
 
Ok then when bred to black hens you will get about half black chicks and half barred chicks.
If you hatch more then a couple you should get a black cockerel from that first generation.
When you raise the black cockerel I would also keep any barred females.
When breeding the black cockerel to barred hens he will produce black pullets and barred cockerels. You can sell the cockerels and keep those black chicks. They'll be the same genetically as black pullets from black hens so its a way to get more black pullets.
 

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