I probably should tell you that my plate is angled, lower in the back, so the chicks can find their "perfect spot". If I hear lots of cheeping, I know to either raise or lower the plate!
I LOVE my heat plate. Chicks are happier, and feather out much faster. I have them in my basement for one week, then to the coop brooder.... havent had any trouble! I feel safer with it. I use this one,
https://shorturl.at/gpAOP
both in the coop and in the basement, and I have had less...