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There are some silver laced Wyandotte’s she got recently- but those are separated.That's definitely weird.
If the rooster is a purebred Cuckoo Marans, every chick he produces should have a black base color. That may be changed to blue or white by genes inherited from the mother, but chicks should never show large amounts of gold (buff, red, and brown are all "gold" for this purpose.)
But if that male must be the father, he must have something different genetically, as compared with what is normally found in a Cuckoo Marans. Maybe he's a mix of some sort, who could be carrying a recessive gene that allows other colors to show.
You're sure he's the father?
No other rooster in the month or so before the eggs were collected?
No young cockerels? Occasionally they start mating at a much younger age than expected.
No new hens, who might have mated with a rooster at their previous home?