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Yes, exactly, and even if they hatch out as a standard color, like my blue, they wouldn't breed true, so they now fall under the name Easter Egger instead of Ameraucana.
I think most of the hatchery Ameraucanas/Araucanas/Americanas are basically just non-standard Ameraucanas too (from way back) - they're not bred to keep any specific color, which means they can't be shown, but they still have the same body types, muffs, beards, combs, etc. I've heard that EEs can be clean-faced, but even pure Ameraucanas can hatch that way too (mine was from 2 totally pure Ameraucanas). Pure Ameraucanas are usually bred more consistently and carefully - owners culling the least favorable ones (clean-faced, bad color, type, etc) to get show birds and good breeding stock, while Easter Eggers are mostly enjoyed for their variety in color, personality, and eggs. I'm not saying we don't enjoy the color, personality, and eggs from purebred Ameraucanas too, but purebred Ameracuanas have to have a higher standard to be held because of breeding and showing. I like all of mine - both standard and non-standard, but I really love the variety with the EEs, expecially for pets, because we can name them and tell them apart. I can't tell my Wheaten Ameraucana pullets apart - they look identical to each other.
Six of my MPC EEs lay just as blue and egg as the Ameraucanas - a blue/green mint color - and I can't tell which breed laid the egg unless I see the hen leaving the nest. A couple of my EEs do lay a more olive green egg and 1of them is laying a pinkish or very light brown egg.