On their five acres of paradise, Jason and Stephanie Haines and their six children raise nearly 150 chickens, including "Easter Egger" hens which produce colored eggs that resemble Easter eggs.

But there are hens known as “Easter eggers,” that will lay eggs in even more lovely pastel shades. These birds are especially valued in the springtime, around Easter, and on one Sonoma, California, ...

BETHLEHEM TWP. − Who needs the Easter Bunny when you can raise chickens that lay colored eggs? On their five acres of paradise, Jason and Stephanie Haines and their six children raise nearly 150 ...

With Easter just around the corner, it's basket-filling time. When it comes to the eggs, you could pick up artificial dyes for colors not found in nature or turn to ordinary kitchen alternatives ...

Easter Eggers can lay blue, green, pink and brown eggs. The nutritional value is equal in all the eggs. Just the beautiful colours make them unique and of course all the beautiful chickens!

The chocolate Easter egg, however, is a more modern twist on tradition. Chicken eggs have been eaten at Easter for centuries. Eggs have long symbolized rebirth and renewal, ...

Duck eggs cost more than chicken eggs do — for example, $5.99 for a half-dozen of Kellner's duck eggs at Outpost Natural Foods, $8 for a dozen Magic Willows Farm eggs at Hartford Public Market.

A lot of Easter traditions – including hot cross buns and lamb on Sunday – stem from medieval Christian or even earlier pagan beliefs. The chocolate Easter egg, however, is a more modern twist ...