Wool, fleece and/or fiber picker apparatus and methods

An apparatus, comprising:

• a picking device adapted for a user to operate to pick apart a fiber to create a picked apart fiber ready for carding;
• wherein said fiber includes at least one of a wool and a fleece of at least one animal;
• said picking device including a picker body, a first picking surface attached to said picker body, a shuttle arranged to run in a track of said picker body and a second picking surface forming at least part of a first side of said shuttle, where said first picking surface and said second picking surface include nails to pick apart said fiber;
• and said picking device further adapted to perform at least one
• protect said user from bodily injury during operation of said picking device by said shuttle presenting a panel to said user that protects said user,
• protect possibly other people from injury when said picking device is not in operation by said panel covering said first picking surface and said second picking surface,
• protect a furniture surface upon which said picking device is laid upon by said picking device including a downward face to protect said furniture surface from said first picking surface and said second picking surface, and
• remove said picked apart fiber while protecting said user's hands and/or fingers by said picking device including at least one of a fleece shoot and a fleece trough situated away from said nails.