acorn bark mulch for bedding?

[plantguy90]

I tried the hay, and pine shavings, but they toss them out faster than I can replace them, so I was wondering about using some leftover acorn bark mulch, its relatively soft, and comes in 1" size nuggets - I guess all I can do is try...

 

[ChickenCanoe]

By acorn bark I'm assuming it is oak?
Hardwood isn't good for bedding because if it gets wet it will grow a fungus causing respiratory disease.
Bark mulch might be a different story.

 

[locoguru]

What are they tossing it out of? Nesting boxes?

 

[plantguy90]

Oops, yeah, nesting boxes. Having a lot of cracked eggs this season. Have oyster shells, and the new hens just started laying for a few weeks now. They started laying around 5 months instead of six.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Excelsior nest pads are the way to go for nest boxes.
Lots of places carry them
http://www.eggcartonsource.com/Nesting-Pads_c24.htm