Okay I've read many ways to do this and have tried a number of them, but I'm having problems with my eggs falling apart when I start to peel them and they are kind of slimy. I boil them for 20 mins then do the ice bath or run cold tap water over them, then I peel them as soon as they are cool enough, am I boiling them to long? I've had to feed a lot of them to the chickens because I can't peel them. I use to put them in a pan straight from the frig, cold water, then come to a boil, take them off of the heat and let sit for 20 mins but then when I peeled them half of the egg ended up with the shell. I need help because I love deviled eggs and I just like hard boiled eggs to eat as a snack but without the slimy stuff.

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