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The plate draws so little heat I just left mine on and let the little ones decide how much to use it or not use it. On hotter nights they started in a row just outside the plate -- presumably scootching in as the temperature dropped from 91 at dusk to 75 at dawn.

What I did when we had some of the coldest nights all winter when I had new baby chicks (down below 20F -- laughable to cold climate people), was to run both the plate and the Big Red Bulb at the same time. The Big Red Bulb wasn't adequate to keep the chicks warm along (IIRC, it was about 65F...

If you put your general location into your profile it will help people give better targeted advice. I don't believe that there is a special product for chicks. People make them from heating pads intended for people. @Blooie is an expert on this.

Where, in general, are you? If you put your general location into your profile people can give you better-targeted advice because climate matters. What are the outside temperatures? I brood outdoors and have a Producer's Pride brooder plate, which doesn't have a suggested minimum temperature...