Easter has a way of sneaking up on us, and before you know it, the stores are stocked with cartons of plain white eggs ready for the dye kit But if you keep a backyard flock, you already have something far more exciting waiting in the nest box Learning how to dye fresh eggs from your own hens turns a simple holiday craft into a celebration of everything your flock produces Fresh eggs come in a rainbow of natural shades, and that head start gives you colors a store-bought carton simply cannot match