I still do reproduce a lot of the heads I use, But when it comes to doing 25 to 30 turkeys a year plus, buying the artificial heads is cheaper, and more efficent in the long run. And I do keep extra heads around just for that certain occasion, especially when someone brings you in a bird from the fall season, and it just happen to be a hen. Then I usually reproduce the head. Besides when pouring the casts, all the feathers will be in the first cast, so then you're left with a featherless cast on the rest. I am now in the process of having some of my freezed dried heads made into molds so I can reproduce my own heads. Then I don't have to worry about buying from the suppliers.