There is something else when I reread your post.
When people sell chickens, many times they are selling their problem chickens. Most people won't part with a good layer.
I only get chicks and raise them myself. Yes, five months is a long time to wait for eggs, BUT i know they are not egg...
No, get rid of her.
Once they think of a food source, they don't stop. Whats worse is they teach any new ones you get.
I had a young rooster that would reach over, pull a feather from the back of any sitting near, then eat the piece of meat attached to the end. I did not rehome because it...