Hen injuring feet of other hens

[hens@reddirthill]

My Plymouth Rock is agressively pecking the feet of my two EEs, to the point that bone is visible in one spot. I separated her from them while their wounds healed, only to have the situation repeat itself. Do chickens develop bloodlust? She is definitely the most dominate of the three - is there any hope of breaking her of this habit, or is she destined for the dinner table? Help!

 

[Judy]

Afraid she would become dinner here. You could try sitting around with a garden hose at the ready and give her a blast when she acts up.

 

[hens@reddirthill]

That's kind of how we feel, but the neighbor kids are really fond of her (not sure why since she's so mean) and asked me to try to find an alternative to putting her on the dinner table. Just wondered if anyone else has had this issue - none of my fellow chicken-owners in the area have ever seen hens do this.