Chipped oak as coop litter?

A young oak at the front of our place is getting too close to the power lines so the power company is going to give it a heavy prune soon.  They usually run the prunings through a mulcher and take them away.  Is it worth me intercepting them and asking to keep the wood chips?

Being mid summer here, there will be lots of leaves and fresh young growth, as well as a few older branches.

I'm in the final stage of coop setup and (with luck) will be getting my first pullets this week.   

A young oak at the front of our place is getting too close to the power lines so the power company is going to give it a heavy prune soon.  They usually run the prunings through a mulcher and take them away.  Is it worth me intercepting them and asking to keep the wood chips?

Being mid summer here, there will be lots of leaves and fresh young growth, as well as a few older branches.

I'm in the final stage of coop setup and (with luck) will be getting my first pullets this week.   

Definitely keep them and compost them for at least 3 months, they rot quickly, but in no circumstances use them in their house this would be extremely dangerous to use any hardwood mulch in the confines of a house.  You would certainly get mould and spoors can infect their respiratory tracts and prove fatal.  Used after composting in a well ventillated run would be OK and also in winter it's ideal for muddy conditions around the garden so use for these purposes only.
But certainly keep it but off limits for chx while composting.
HF