In these specific circumstances, while it may not "technically" be vegan I consider it to be "ethically" vegan..which is what I personally think is the most important

Please don't argue with me about this anyone! You can't change my mind as I've thought about this issue many times and still agree with myself LOL. When I lived in the countryside, we kept chickens. They were allowed full run of the grounds during the day and were put in their pen at night. If they had been living in the wild, most of them would have probably been killed by predators. When they stopped laying the chickens were kept as pets and allowed to die naturally from old age. I ate their eggs and STILL called myself vegan, because I felt I got as much benefit from my relationship with the chickens as they got from me and was IN NO WAY, involved in animal exploitation. I also wanted to make a point. For me, veganism isn't about following a set of dietry rules which "define" you as a vegan. Vegan is an ethical choice and if you live ethically then you can call yourself vegan, even if you do eat eggs! I've always been a bit of an anarquist so that explains why I hate stupid, "blanket" rules such as "no eggs". If the eggs are ethically produced I for one, would still consider you to be a vegan.