Thanks everyone! My ubby is used to me picking up pretty much anything. My degree is in Biology, and I took a reptile class, which included proper handling. The umbrella isn't standard operating procedure, but it works!
I have small, 4 month old bantams. One by one, they have disappeared since...
I think I found what was eating my chickens...He was living above the roost in a hidey hole I didn't know existed. He got lazy and was drifting his head down-thats when I snatched him!