With Easter coming up, I thought I’d do a fun experiment to see the difference between dyed white eggs and brown eggs. I honestly thought that you couldn’t dye brown eggs for the first several years we had the farm. Mason was still young enough that he wasn’t interested, however, even if he was, I was fully convinced that I needed to buy some white eggs from the store if I wanted the dye to work.

Boy, was I wrong! I actually love how deep and rich brown eggs can be when they’re dyed and I’d love to bring you along for this fun learning experience.

Hard boiling Eggs for Dyeing

1. Add a single layer of eggs to the bottom of a large pot and add enough cool water to cover all the eggs

2. Bring the water to a boil for 10 minutes

3. Immediately dump hot water, being careful not to crack the eggs

4. Add cold water or ice water to cool the eggs

5. Once cool enough to handle, place eggs on a tea towel to dry

6. Store them in the fridge until it’s time to dye. You can also dye the day of, just make sure they’re at room temperature before you starting dying.