Unusual sleeping / napping posture

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This 10-week-old pullet
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spends way too much time with me. Stays in truck all day and roosts on fan in bedroom. Immediately after work we came in and I passed out doing the sheets. Woke up to find this.
 
I've never seen a chicken sleeping like this but it wouldn't seem to badly affect the chicken. Seems like a typical chicken sunbathing position. Somewhat looks like she's mimicking the way humans sleep!
 
The pullet was hen-hatched and hen-reared through six weeks post-hatching. There was limited contact between she and I when out in the yard. Free-range reared to that point. My son complained that hens brood was small and flighty to I took pulley and kept her with me around the clock except when in office for the next four weeks. If she imprinted on me, then not via the typical path.
 

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