Found eggs?

[Matejka]

I mowed yesterday. This s.m. I went out to rake yard. Grass still had dew on it, raked a load dumped by run for later. Sat down drank coffee, browsed byc....
1 1/2 hours later, I raked another load and dumped it by the first pile.
And found this in the first pile, 7 eggs from the neighbors chickens. Mine are cooped and lay brown eggs. Raked another pile, only 5 eggs now, I guess the dog wanted breakfast. I didn't pick up a hidden nest-it would have gotten mowed yesterday.
Puzzled by this.....
I use a lawn sweeper behind riding mower to pick up Grass. I didn't see eggs when I dumped it.
Ideas? Comments?

 

[Matejka]

To add to my day, check nest box, got 3 brown and a baby egg. Wth!

 

[crazychickenman007]

I assume the neighbors chickens free range? They probably thought your grass piles were comfy and a safe place to lay

 

[Matejka]

They're the grandpa's chickens. He died 10 years ago, so yes free range, feral, wild and game birds

 

[SueT]

So the feral chicken flock has kept going for ten years? That’s pretty impressive!

 

[Matejka]

Hmmmm?....

 

[TX Chick Noob]

The "baby" egg is probably what there are several threads on. Usually called fairy eggs, fart eggs, rooster eggs, etc. Usually don't have a yolk. Supposed to just be a glitch that corrects the next day.

 

[Matejka]

But would a hen lay a perfect egg AND a fart/fairy Egg the same day?

 

[TX Chick Noob]

I wouldn't say it's impossible. Especially if the fairy egg has no yolk, or if it is a pullet, or if the fairy egg would have been yesterdays and got help up until the bigger one pushed up behind it. Lots of possible variables, hopefully someone with a lot more experience than me will chime in.