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This does seem heartless, but like you said your husband has had chickens in the past with a coop (which I'm guessing was too small) and had a negative experience, so I would suggest not trying to take his experience to mean that he doesn't care. It can be hard, I know, but try not to take it...

Grabbing them off the roost while they're trying to sleep at night is typically easiest.