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Cute stuff! IIRC (I haven't used one myself), brooder plates work by contact rather than warming the air. The chicks have to be able to touch them with their backs -- so people usually set them on a slant for different size chicks.

The thing is that ALL of them need to be able in the heated area at once, especially at night when they're asleep. :)

Then it's not suited as a brooder. The chicks have to be able to touch the plate to get warm enough. If they can't all touch it at the same time then, as noted above, you could have chicks crushed in the pile up or left out in the cold. :(

Indeed. Yes, a heat lamp can be a fire hazard -- if it's poorly secured or used in a too-confined space. ANY electrical item is a fire hazard in a chicken coop to a greater or lesser degree. But many people use heat lamps successfully -- firmly secured by a wire or chain in a roomy brooder and...

I notice that the plate is being used indoors in a heated environment. What does the manual say? Brooder plates are almost always mounted horizontal so that all the chickens can be in contact with the heat source at the same time.

P.S. You can see above how I used cardboard to keep the chicks close to their heat, food, and water for the first week. You can buy cardboard circles that are made for the purpose. Also complete kits...

If it doesn't have instructions to use it as a brooder plate -- which should include minimum ambient temperature information -- you can't trust it as a heat source for chicks. With plenty of space to provide safety clearance, a secure means of hanging it (wire or chain, not the stupid clamp)...

I'm at work and can't answer questions but here are a few links before my break is over: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chick-brooding-101.75950/ https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/brooding-chicks-the-first-6-weeks.74640/ Those are general articles. Here's one of my...

First thing, are they new-hatched chicks or started pullets? New-hatched chicks NEED heat in their brooder (and can be brooded right in the coop (IMO, better than in the house)). Started pullets that are fully-feathered (4-8 weeks depending on circumstances), don't need heat and it can even be...