The strenth of the membrane definitely has alot to do with it. The trick is keeping it very moist because when the egg is hard to peel it's usually because that membrane has stuck to the white. That's why store bought eggs are often easier to peel, because that membrane is so much weaker.....@SonoranChick well for me it wasn't the boiling method. I found that finding the part of the egg that had that bit of air space, peeling it from there i could find the membrane better which makes it a bit easier.
My theory is when the girls are new layers, their shells and membranes are just so strong boiled eggs are just difficult to peel. I notice now that my girls eggs are easier to peel i don't know if its bc they are older, the shells are still really strong, just not as strong.
or maybe its bc i boil them now in my instapot.
Oh, I went to bed over an hour before but couldn't sleep, so I got up and checked my computer and responded. I tried to go back to sleep but was awake the entire night until 7:00am and was mad because I had to get up an review some music before going to band rehearsal before church.
Thanks so much, and I'll check into that. My ex-boss raises cattle and I believe she and her (now grown) kids were involved in 4-H. I still have the phone directory for all the people at work.
Thank you all for the suggestions. I never would have thought of them.
