Dustbathing problems?

[Random Fluffy Chicken]

Hello, I just joined BYC yesterday and I have a question to ask. I noticed that my chicken is breathing with her mouth open during dustbathing. It only happens during dustbathing time, she sometimes stops and opens her mouth, then continues bathing. After the dust bath, she acts pretty normal, though she sneezes a bit in the evening and I am attempting to treat her for vent gleet.

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

That’s probably normal. She could just be tired from all that movement. The sneezing is probably from the dust