What would a black copper marans rooster over a Delaware hen look like?

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What color chicks would that produce? Would the barring from the hen pass that on to the males and make barred BCM looking male chicks?
 
What color chicks would that produce? Would the barring from the hen pass that on to the males and make barred BCM looking male chicks?
Yes, the barring from the hen will pass to her sons. Her silver color will also pass to her sons. So the male chicks should look like Barred Silver Birchen (change copper to silver, add white barring.)

Daughters should look pretty much like Black Copper Marans (yes copper, no barring).

For either sex, I think they will have a bit less black than pure Black Copper Marans, and will have a bit more copper or silver color. Not as little black as the Delaware has.
 

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