That sounds cool! Maybe she could call you if anything appears out of sorts but it sounds like it could work. I would be a nervous wreck but that's just me lol
Can you pay your neighbor to check on things when she collects eggs? That would be easiest. I used to do it for my neighbors and it was a pain but she wasn't paying me lol. She did buy me a really nice sweater so that helped haha
You would have to take predators into consideration as well. I have to bring my food into the garage every night because we have rat issues in my neighborhood.
My birds go through 50 lbs of feed a month. You're talking about a feeder that holds 150 lbs of food. I would be concerned about eggs building up, getting eaten or someone going broody and sitting on a staggered hatch (if your neighbor is indeed not super reliable). Paying friends in eggs is...