Coloring Farm Fresh Eggs

For starters, you can color them just like any old white egg. You know how the yolks of those farm fresh, pastured poultry are just a richer, deeper, more satisfying color than the store bought eggs? Well, it's kind of like that when you compare dyed white eggs to dyed brown eggs. The eggs in the top row were originally white.

Brown Eggs - Purchase farm fresh eggs (or duck eggs) to give your Easter eggs a whole new look. You could dye a white chicken egg, a brown chicken egg, and a bluish. I saw a recipe for dyeing eggs using whipped cream and food coloring.

I thought the kids would enjoy rolling the eggs around in the colored whipped cream. This did not work for our eggs, the color didn't take at all. So we stuck with the liquid dye.

Dyeing the Eggs When it comes to dyeing the eggs, it's pretty self explanatory. Wait for the mixture to become room temperature before you begin to dye your eggs. Natural dyes do require a little more patience than the grocery store dye kits.

We dyed our eggs for 5 minutes, which results in a light color and 4 hours, which gives a rich and saturated color. So it really just depends on your time, patience and determination! You CAN color brown farm fresh eggs for Easter! That's right, you don't have to go to the store for conventionally produced white eggs to be able to enjoy the fun of coloring Easter eggs - you can use your local farm's brown eggs! It's Easter time again, and one of the most popular activities is coloring eggs.

Did you know you can color farm fresh eggs? I see a lot of people going to buy store bought just for coloring and there is no need!Coloring farm fresh create. Celebrate a Homestead Easter with naturally dyed eggs, foraged decorations, and homemade traditions. Create a simple, meaningful holiday with nature's beauty.

Natural Easter Egg Dyes Color your farm. Brown or farm-fresh eggs can be used too, producing deeper and richer shades that are equally enchanting. Some gel dyes, particularly older ones, may create "floaties" in the water, but don't discard them; instead, embrace the unique effect they create, resembling a fireworks display on the eggs, adding an extra layer of charm to your creations.

Paper towels Ingredients 6 unpeeled, hard-boiled large white eggs or cage-free brown eggs from Morning Fresh Egg Farms, at room temperature 2 Cups water Distilled White Vinegar 1 Tablespoon Neutral oil, like vegetable or grapeseed Color Dye Options 2 cups shredded red beets (shows up pink on white eggs and brownish-red on brown eggs).