Slight mouth breathing, not hot outside??

[Chicken_Hannah]

Hi everyone, I have a 4½ year old Bluebell. She is over 3kg, so a big chunky girl who loves being a lap chicken & lots of attention

She's just started losing a few feathers for her annual moult, but I don't think this issue is moult-related.

When she's sat down on the floor or my lap, like a little loaf of bread, she sometimes takes a few breaths with her beak slightly open. She's done it on & off for years and it's 100% different to when they're hot and panting My question is: with no other symptoms of respiratory distress, is this likely just be because she's sat in a way that is restricting her air flow? Being a bigger bird too perhaps?

Thanks so much in advance

 

[Poultry Showman]

I'm not completely sure! I just thought that this is something normal that they do! Don't be concerned though it's a normal thing to have slightly heavy breathing. Especially if they are flighty birds(sounds like yours isn't but that is a reason).