I don't disagree with you, but this very discussion is a reasons why pure veganism will never be a majority.The OP also asked:
Is it possible to hold vegan values while doing this, or would it still be considered non-vegan?
I'm not a fan of the vegan police, either, but veganism, despite efforts by some to change the definition to suit their desires (not you, g0rph, just something I see in general online), doesn't include eating animals or products derived from them. That is not in dispute, regardless of cruelty, as it is also a commodification issue. And veganism aims to avoid commodification of animals as well as cruelty.
I do think someone could hold vegan values AND eat those eggs. And no, that action by the purest definition would be non vegan.
But the fact we are quibbling over such non-issues is the main reason for my above statement.
I do see a future where factory farming is an abhorrent thing of the past...like slavery*
But while we nit-pick over inconsequential **** like this, we are delaying even that.
The whole vegan purity nonsense is counter-productive. Vegans calling out other vegans over this stuff is directly responsible for the slow uptake (IMO).